

#1458
Mentioned in 17 episodes
A Brief History of Intelligence
Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
Book • 2024
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Mentioned in 17 episodes
Mentioned by 

as a phenomenal book connecting the evolution of human intelligence to AI.


Aparna Chennapragada

2,315 snips
Microsoft CPO: If you aren’t prototyping with AI, you’re doing it wrong | Aparna Chennapragada
Mentioned by 

when discussing the rapid advancements in AI and its capabilities.


Stephen J. Dubner

470 snips
619. How to Poison the A.I. Machine
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while discussing the evolution of intelligence in the animal kingdom and the role of simulation and language.


Tim Scarfe

281 snips
Eiso Kant (CTO poolside) - Superhuman Coding Is Coming!
Recommended by Danny Kahneman as a book that blew his mind.

138 snips
Should You Get Out of Your Comfort Zone?
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after reading it two and a half times, praising its clear explanation of complex topics.

Dax Shepard

94 snips
Max Bennett (on the history of intelligence)
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as a book providing a hundred-year history of AI development.


Johnathan Bi

75 snips
The First 80 years of AI, and What Comes Next | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge
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as the basis for their discussion on the history of intelligence and AI.


Nathan Labenz

74 snips
A Brief History of Biological and Artificial Intelligence with Max Bennett
Recommended by 

as a highly illuminating book about how intelligence had developed from the first brains.


Chris Miller

70 snips
The Semiconductor Century with Chris Miller (Author of “Chip War”)
Mentioned by 

in relation to continuous vs discrete models in planning.


Tim Scarfe

46 snips
Dr. Sanjeev Namjoshi - Active Inference
Mentioned by 

as a good book.


Preston Pysh

42 snips
BTC185: AI Compute with Bitcoin Mining w/ Andrew Edstrom and Jesse Myers (Bitcoin Podcast)
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as a thought-provoking read on the evolution of intelligence.

Chris Miller

29 snips
AI Geopolitics in o3's Age with Chris Miller + Lennart Heim
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as a book she is currently reading and enjoying.


Jennifer Garvey Berger

25 snips
#123 - Leadership in Complexity: Purpose, Failure & Conflict with Jennifer Garvey Berger
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when discussing the limitations of current AI models and their inability to truly reason.


Tim Scarfe

25 snips
Dr. Brandon Rohrer - Robotics, Creativity and Intelligence
Mentioned by the podcast host as a book they are currently reading, focusing on the advancements in AI and intelligence.

22 snips
How Can Private IG Enhance Fixed Income Allocations?
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when discussing deception in chimpanzees.


David Eagleman

21 snips
Ep92 "Why is it hard to keep a secret?"
Recommended as a great overview of current thinking on the evolution of intelligence and its relation to AI.

Mid-length Non-fiction Book Reviews: Volume 3
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as a book he recently finished.

Steve Lucas

3187: Managing the AI Surge: Transparency, Governance, and the Role of Boomi
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as a book exploring the evolution of human intelligence to understand artificial intelligence.

Jessi Hempel

A Brief History of Intelligence: Exploring AI, Values, and the Future of Work with Max Bennett