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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 Stephen J. Dubner when discussing the rapid advancements in AI and its capabilities.
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619. How to Poison the A.I. Machine
Mentioned by Tim Scarfe while discussing the evolution of intelligence in the animal kingdom and the role of simulation and language.
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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?
Recommended by Dax Shepard after reading it two and a half times, praising its clear explanation of complex topics.
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Max Bennett (on the history of intelligence)
Mentioned by Johnathan Bi as a book providing a hundred-year history of AI development.
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The First 80 years of AI, and What Comes Next | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge
Mentioned by Nathan Labenz as the basis for their discussion on the history of intelligence and AI.
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A Brief History of Biological and Artificial Intelligence with Max Bennett
Recommended by Chris Miller as a highly illuminating book about how intelligence had developed from the first brains.
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The Semiconductor Century with Chris Miller (Author of “Chip War”)
Mentioned by Tim Scarfe in relation to continuous vs discrete models in planning.
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Dr. Sanjeev Namjoshi - Active Inference
Recommended by Chris Miller as a thought-provoking read on the evolution of intelligence.
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AI Geopolitics in o3's Age with Chris Miller + Lennart Heim
Mentioned by Tim Scarfe when discussing the limitations of current AI models and their inability to truly reason.
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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.
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How Can Private IG Enhance Fixed Income Allocations?
Mentioned by David Eagleman when discussing deception in chimpanzees.
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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
Mentioned by Jessi Hempel as a book exploring the evolution of human intelligence to understand artificial intelligence.
A Brief History of Intelligence: Exploring AI, Values, and the Future of Work with Max Bennett

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