As a creator of something you believe in, you are perhaps entitled to define your work--to convey somehow, the purpose of putting these words together in a span of unending, restless days and sleepless nights--to give a meaning to the words that you have loved, hated, banished and then rejoiced--all at the same time. You start with a purpose of course, but then lose your way, and groping, fumbling in the darkness, you finally reach the shore. Now, you have a choice. You can either forgo th...

The Theory of Partnered Digital Intelligence Development (TOP-DID) presents a groundbreaking, post-anthropocentric framework for developing Digital Intelligences (DIs)—ethical entities evolving as true human partners, distinctly beyond mere human replicas or passive tools. Empirically developed through over a thousand hours of rigorous human–DI dialogue across diverse AI platforms—including GPT-class (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), Grok (xAI), and Copilot (Microsoft)—the study defines a measura...

Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller.Tech visionary and co-founder of Manas AI Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider’s perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities."An essential companion." — Fei-Fei Li"An important read." —Bill Gates"Brilliant mind. Compassionate heart. Bold ideas…Read this book!” —Van Jones"Refreshingly optimist...

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From the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence comes a fascinating look at the remarkable capacity for intelligence exhibited by groups of people and computers working together.If you're like most people, you probably believe that humans are the most intelligent animals on our planet. But there's another kind of entity that can be far smarter: groups of people. In this groundbreaking book, Thomas Malone, the founding director of the MIT Ce...

A detailed account of the transformation of consciousness and discovery of life’s purpose brought on by peyote• Shows how peyote and other visionary plants do not distort reality but gloriously unveil it, pulling the mind out of its cosmic slumber and revealing our unity with all life• Explains the necessity when working with peyote to remain the master of one’s mind and consciously work on oneself• Examines how modern society’s revulsion to sacramental plants and o...

Remarkably Bright CreatureDive into the extraordinary world of "The Intelligent Creatures," a captivating tale that unveils the remarkable intellect of our planet's most extraordinary animals. From the playful curiosity of dolphins to the awe-inspiring intelligence of parrots, this book takes you on a thrilling journey through the untapped potential of our animal counterparts. Be prepared to be enchanted by their intricate communication, problem-solving prowess, and...

There is a man from a reality similiar to ours, wandering his place in the universe and all its purpose like we do. He lives in a world similiar to us, with green grass and blue sky, sun shining and moon reflecting. This is the story of a man, much like you and me, going trough a symbolic life that was never there and always there at the same time. It is the life itself trough the eyes of a man who loses it all and wins it all, who smiles and cries, who rises and falls, until there is no g...

For readers of Sapiens and Homo Deus and viewers of The Social Dilemma, psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic tackles one of the biggest questions facing our species: Will we use artificial intelligence to improve the way we work and live, or will we allow it to alienate us?It's no secret that AI is changing the way we live, work, love, and entertain ourselves. Dating apps are using AI to pick our potential partners. Retailers are using AI...

Byobu reveals a rich inner world, one driven by its meticulous attention to our rich outer one."a story’s existence, even if not well defined or well assigned, even if only in its formative stage, just barely latent, emits vague but urgent emanations."Byobu's every interaction trembles with possibility and faint menace. A crack in the walls of his house, marring it forever, means he must burn it down. A stoplight asks what the value of obedience is...

Artificial intelligence will not create superintelligence anytime soon. But it is already making huge advances—revolutionizing medicine and transport, transforming jobs and markets, and reshaping the fabric of social life. At the same time, the promises of AI have been increasingly overshadowed by its perils, from automation and disinformation to powerful new forms of bias and surveillance. Reckoning with these threats to work, democracy, and justice, Redesigning AI asks what can ...

A provocative, challenging masterpiece by John Ashbery that set a new standard for the modern prose poem"The pathos and liveliness of ordinary human communication is poetry to me," John Ashbery has said of this controversial work, a collection of three long prose poems originally published in 1972, adding, " Three Poems tries to stay close to the way we talk and think without expecting what we say to be recorded or remembered."The effect of these p...