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AI Superpowers
あらすじ・解説
Here are two well-known facts:
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world as we know it.
The United States has long been, and remains, the global leader in AI.
That first fact is correct. But in his provocative new book, Dr. Kai-Fu Lee - one of the world’s most respected experts on AI - reveals that China has suddenly caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid pace. As the US-Sino competition begins to heat up, Lee envisions China and the US forming a powerful duopoly in AI, but one that is based on each nation’s unique and traditional cultural inclinations.
Building upon his longstanding US-Sino technology career (working at Apple, Microsoft, and Google) and his much-heralded New York Times Op-Ed from June 2017, Dr. Lee predicts that Chinese and American AI will have a stunning impact on not just traditional blue-collar industries but will also have a devastating effect on white-collar professions. Is the concept of universal basic income the solution? In Dr. Lee’s opinion, probably not.
In AI Superpowers, he outlines how millions of suddenly displaced workers must find new ways to make their lives meaningful, and how government policies will have to deal with the unprecedented inequality between the "haves" and the "have-nots." Even worse, Lee says the transformation to AI is already happening all around us, whether we are aware of it or not.
Dr. Lee - a native of China but educated in America - argues powerfully that these unprecedented developments will happen much sooner than we think. He cautions us about the truly dramatic upheaval that AI will unleash and how we need to start thinking now on how to address these profound changes that are coming to our world.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019/05/10
excellent
excellent introduction of AI. good story about future
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- Matthew Duncan
- 2018/10/05
Mad-Max vs Gladiator vs Mother Theresa?
I almost came away from this book with a sense of hope and euphoria. Kai-fu's NDE knocked him out of the maximum-impact mindset, and elevated his thoughts to a much higher level benevolent, compassionate and socially responsible vista. But, like Bostrom, Tegmark, Kurzweil et al, he assumes there is a overlooking entity that will guide us to the mountaintop he describes ... while noting that all these corporations, governments and rogue militaries are hell-bent (mad max) on winning. He somehow glorifies China's wanton IP theft and copycat mentality as the initiation process to entrepreneurship. He is probably right that China has the ingredients to surpass the USA in AI, given it's massive data (AI power input), maniacal corporate initiative, insane levels of VC funding, millions of stary-eyed AI students, cut-throat internet industry and a government willing to cut corners and take safety risks that will hobble the U.S. But ... that is ONLY if the optimization response surface is a smooth gradient accent with incremental improvements driven by the noted factors. But, is it? He does a fantastic job of reviewing the reports of job (tasks) attrition due to AI productivity enhancements ... and notes how this will effect different classes of workers. But, is China building an AI card-house ... with energy input from its feedback loop driving the temple higher. .. while leaving a pyramid of useless-class people behind? Isnt China at a much higher risk of collapse, with the structure of it's population and this exalted gladiator mentality? The way I see it, China will either burn the card house underneath it ... or will succeed in accomplishing Kai-fu's dream. In the first case, we ought to worry about the global geopolitical repercussions. Will the 'hordes' (disenchanted) of highly skilled hackers go on a cyber mad-max rampage across the mega-connected world? And then, what of the world's response, with AI driven counterattacks? And then, when there are millions of conflict points, how do you contain the respose to massive destruction events that take out critical infrastructure and systems?
Unless the USA/China/Russia form tightly knit cooperation pacts and joint development programs right now, its going to get ugly fast.
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総合評価3 out of 5 stars
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- Lee Ward
- 2018/09/26
Compelled to listen at 2x speed
The writing was stilted. The author or whoever crafted the prose is the champion of buzzwords and cliches, putting the presentation into a slow motion slogfest. For me it was work getting to gratifying moments of stimulation. If exceptional nonfiction writers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) exist, who are they?
I doubt the narrator understood what he was reading most of the time or else even he could not rescue it. Unlike the audiobook's sample 3:25 min, almost all the book's narration is slow and mechanical. Yet the performer had truly outstanding pronunciation. I don't normally listen at high speeds but found it best to listen at 2x, and easier to understand at this higher speed. Try to tune out the cliches when you listen.
High Points:
1. Kai-Fu Lee explained how his experience with lymphoma (cancer) changed his relationship with artificial intelligence (AI). He returned to his youthful viewpoint that AI will show humans who we are in addition to improving our lives. He decided to change his habits and spend more time with his family. This was sincere and inspiring; I found it very moving even though it was expressed in an unnatural way as if the author were in a straight jacket.
2. Author weaved in references to famous Chinese entrepreneurs to show how Chinese culture and schools came to embrace AI in contrast to the West. They indeed love AI - it's in their blood, apparently. Their government backs this science financially and in other ways. It's about how China is implementing AI quickly on a grand scale and everybody there is into it. This made me understand that it's different in China, that AI is championed.
3. Author gives opinions of where AI is going and why. Kai-Fu Lee knows his stuff irrespective of his writing weakness; one naturally respects him for his expertise.
Low Points:
1. Author enthuses about Chinese entrepreneurs who steal intellectual property and accuse competitors of imagined crimes as China's "gladiators." He revels in this. Well if you're from China, this might be a high point due to national pride and even addiction. Lee is painfully careful to in no way be seen as criticizing the Party, not even indirectly, and this makes him come across as stilted. He retreats into slogans and platitudes so blatantly that I entertained thoughts of getting my credit back.
2. Author's dystopia prediction of what AI is going to do in the short run, namely, concentrate wealth more and more, left me feeling poorly. He made me feel that personal expression will be restricted too much.
Here's why I think some people should slog through the book: there aren't many good books on AI, so take what you can get. Further, I did it so I think you should do it - just kidding on that point.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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- John Brynjolfsson
- 2018/10/22
Indespensible, fact filled, captivating narrative on AI.
Brilliant case for authors’ thesis.
That 1) AI’s impact will be great, 2) China has more data and more granular data for powering AI, 3) China central planning of AI venture capital, policy and infrastructure is superior to US/market, so China will pull ahead in race, 4) That too rapid AI advancement will displace too many workers, so rather than nothing, or Universal Basic Income, credits for community volunteering are needed, 5) Love and relationships are meaning of life.
Author is world renowned expert on 1, 2, 3! On rest I am less convinced. Yes, as human he can comment on human condition, including mortality. He is honest and vulnerable. Kudos.
On UBI, etc, he is an amateur.
I personally was unable to reconcile his call for more centrally planned funding, to accelerate advanced AI technology, even to point of acknowledging funding beyond what is financially viable, in the interest of advancing technology. Then long lecture on how then additional central planning (retraining, reduction in work week, redistribution of income) is needed to solve social problems that advancement creates. And hegoes on to say the meaning of life does not revolve around advancement but around old fashioned love and relationships. (I agree, but then find it odd that subsidizing accelerating of advancement is advised in same breath.)
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総合評価2 out of 5 stars
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- A. Solomon
- 2019/02/24
Repetitive propaganda
Although perhaps I shouldn't have expected an in depth review of AI from a book entitled AI Superpowers, I think it was reasonable to expect more from one of the preeminent minds in the field. Unfortunately, the first 2/3 of the book was repetitive orphans about how and why China will win the "war" over AI. The final 1/3 was about how he learned to value love.
Beyond not learning much from the book, the production was not the best. You could easily hear the edits because of changes in tone and pitch of the reader.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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- James S.
- 2018/09/29
Controversial, otherwise even-handed; non-tech
Be mindful of why people are giving this book low votes: I'm sure many westerners will find Lee's tone in this book somewhat condescending with respect to Chinese dominance over the rest of the world. But look past the condescension, and you might find great value here. He gives an up to the minute, non-technical report of technologies relating to AI, and China's rapid developments in the area since its overnight adoption of AI in 2013. He offers an overall even-handed perspective, despite his exaggerated Chinese nationalism, with emphasis on the benefits and advantages China has gained, and will continue to gain, by copy-catting, pirating, and cheating.
Lee's discussion on the pros and cons of universal basic income (UBI) trivialises its complexities. And I completely disagree with what I took to be his opinion of what careers will mean to humanity in the near future; his opinion leans toward the creation of more caring, dutiful work that citizens are to be tasked with in order to justify their base pay. I lean more heavily toward allowing and incentivizing people with the freedom to innovate cutting-edge and worthwhile products and ideas, rather than treating work as tasks that all citizens on UBI are dutifully obligated to complete. This seems to be the major difference in the majority mindset between the Free World and Communist-type Nations.
Overall a worthwhile book, despite the exaggerated Chinese nationalism (this might be a pro for Chinese listeners).
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総合評価2 out of 5 stars
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- See Reverse
- 2019/04/06
Ego. Nationalism. Recovery.
This book is built on a foundation of ego, nationalism, and recovery. With experience across Apple, Google, TED, and various start-ups, Kai-Fu Lee definitely has the experience and credibility to write about AI. The early part of the book is strong on Chinese Nationalism, which is relevant but a bit over the top. The middle portion of the book focuses on the ego of the author as he strived for prestige in the AI community. The final chapters deal with the impact of AI on society, cast in the light of a personal struggle of the author. There are moments of clarity in this journey, but overall there's just too must distraction to what could have been a compelling book on the impact of the rise of AI on the balance of world power.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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- Trinity
- 2019/01/10
Enthralling!
Throughout this book Lee goes from describing the history, technology, theories, development and eventual implementation of artificial intelligence as he himself grapples with his own definition of humanity. On one hand, he points to the dangers of exacerbated inequality that this new technology presents for millions while on the other he draws from personal life experiences to paint a picture where society coexists and benefits from this emerging revolution.
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- Reader
- 2019/06/07
Narcissistic
Had to stop reading after investing 1 1/2 hours. Book on how China utilized intellectual property of other countries and turns them into better products- not only for China but for the rest of the world. Maybe I should have invested more of my valuable time, but I got turned off in a big way.
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総合評価2 out of 5 stars
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- Ezair Gallery
- 2019/04/20
pedantic vc pitch
boring and repetitive. very little real detail on the state of AI
read like a venture capital pitch for investing in Chinese AI companies
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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- Han
- 2019/03/12
Questionable if the book stayed objective
The book started out analytically enough, and focused on the things relevant to the title. Towards the end, it was more of a personal narrative, and whole that's not necessarily a bad thing, it does raise the question if the conclusions drawn at the end are objective and analytically correct, or more of a emotionally motivated idealism. Love is a powerful thing after all, but not a great thing for analyzing trends rationally.
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総合評価2 out of 5 stars
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- Jagoda
- 2019/04/15
biased.little on ai much on how great's China.
could not finish. expected to learn facts about so, but was confronted with repetitive stories about how great and essential copying is, how great Chinese 'gladiator entrepreneurs' are and how they dwarf the silicon valley counterparts. biased and uncritically enthusiastic about turbo capitalism ąnd competition.
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総合評価2 out of 5 stars
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- Matterbeam
- 2019/01/12
Stealing is good! China is #1! Send me money.
A failure in trying to convince you that the author is special, that amassing data magically produces results, that stealing is good and China is magic. It's best taken as a propaganda piece by an apologetic self-promoter.
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- D. S. Basi
- 2019/06/16
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
The author very cleverly avoids the elephant in the room, namely China and its undemocratic, autocratic regime which has brought a dystopia and will be going further down that path with the development of AI.
I am fully aware of China's development of recent years and how China has propelling its people out of poverty, very impressive! But regardless, it has no or very limited culture of freedom, data protection and human rights. And the fact people in China are fed the truth according to the Chinese state, and the country refuses to accept as facts as the rest of the world sees facts, it is impossible to engage in a truthful dialogue with China. From birth to the grave, which obviously includes school years, the Chinese people are fed propaganda, to the point most Chinese are unable to see the world in based on truth facts, and are ignorant of their limited world view. With this in consideration, China is very big threat to the people of China and to democracy and freedom around the world.
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- J.F.Penn
- 2018/12/07
I learned something new every 10 minutes!
Fantastic book. A must read for anyone with futurist interests and a hunger for learning about AI and China.
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- Simon Huggins
- 2019/07/21
Excellent overview of the state of AI and us
Really insightful analysis of the history, current state and future of AI and Machine Learning, with a smattering of humanism appearing towards the end after the author's own brush with mortality.
The latter part feels like a bit of an afterthought, opening up the possibility for a further book with more analysis - this side of things seemed a lot less based on experience and research, being a relatively new part of his life.
I would like to have heard the book read in the author's voice, but the narrator did a good job of keeping my interest, with only one very odd extra insertion, which I'm guessing covered an omission or late edit.
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- nimgrg
- 2019/03/12
Okay read
Not sure I agree about the conclusion which ends up leaning towards love is the answer to some of the dilemma questions we will face because of AI disruption. The book loses its steam towards the end.
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総合評価3 out of 5 stars
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- 匿名
- 2018/12/08
Very smart man but very bias .. I mean Very very
The writer is annoyingly bias in China vs America AI battle for probably private reasons
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総合評価3 out of 5 stars
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- Brant
- 2019/01/31
Was ok, but I expected more.
It was an interesting read, and when it was on topic I really enjoyed it. The problem is that the author dives into side topics for too long, and occasionally does this across multiple chapters. In fact, i nearly returned the book after reapatative examples of why China is excellng at AI research went across 3 chapters! Could have been covered in one.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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- Rayder
- 2018/11/29
Very important facts of AI
I think everyone should ready this book to be able to understand the benefits of AI will bring to us all
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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- Faisal Khesrawi
- 2018/11/15
Not satisfied
Not much about current progress in ai and challenges
More a story of his own exp w the field and generel ai stuff
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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- Derek
- 2018/10/30
Open minded people will be amazed by this book
Ignore the bad reviews this book is fantastic and illustrates a valid point. China has built out a digitial eco system with its own tech giants equivalent to facebook, amazon, google... and will provide fierce competition for the upcoming AI race and beyond.
The authors argument for this is Chinas unique culture that doesn't respect things like patents... I would add to this argument that China has been ruthless in the last few decades building up its industrial base, and will be just as ruthless in the AI race. Where the limits on productivity are based on morality and the creepy factor that others do not want to cross...
Most are too blinded by their pride to see the competitive threat, hence the bad reviews.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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- Kyte Gurner
- 2019/05/11
A Timely Read
This book is a timely read to get a better understanding of the current and future situation of emerging information technology.
I have found that most common literature on AI and other emerging information technologies have a Western flavor to it. Reading this book has given me a brief insight into the thinking process and cultural attitudes of the other major (and maybe even more influential?) global leader - China - in shaping the future of technology.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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- Alex Tan
- 2019/03/12
Enjoyable!
Really enjoyed this book. Great intro to the rise of China in the coming AI age.
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- Shoaib M. Shaukat
- 2018/12/03
Good insights into the world of AI
I listened the entire book and it reads very well. I enjoyed the subject and different perspectives that author narrated.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018/10/30
Good but biased
Well researched, good case studies and some good arguments. But nearly everything is pro China. I'm not saying the pro China stuff is bad but no proper analysis on any silicon valley breakthroughs.
It is kind of Chinese Communist Party propaganda.