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We are constantly bombarded with claims on how artificial intelligence, big data and other advances in technology and science is going to improve our everyday life. These claims oversell and underdeliver the actual capabilities. This book explain the mechanisms at work and attempts to provide actionable advice on how to to improve. One example of the advice provided is to improve education around the known pitfalls of our current technology. An other example and perhaps the most useful advice is stated in the title: Distrust!

The book goes from one topic to the next a bit without any clear direction. I would still recommend this book to everybody in technology, especially if you are in to artificial intelligence, big data or blockchain technology.

En yleensä lue tämän aihealueen kirjoja. Tehostaminen aihealueena ja varsinkin tehostamisajattelun sivuvaikutukset kiinnostavat, ehkä siksi että yleensä tuodaan ainoastaan muutoksen puoltavat seikat esille. Tämä kirja käsittelee myös tehostamisen nurjapuolen ilmiöt.

Kirja oli yllättävän helppolukuinen, poikkeuksena kuitenkin toinen luku joka oli täynnä uusia termejä joka saattaa pelottaa joitakin lukijoita. Kappaleet muodostavat kaikki erillisiä kokonaisuuksia tehostamisajattelun ympärille. Suosittelen luettavaksi kaikille lähihistoriasta ja politiikasta kiinnostuneille.

This was a thick pocket book. Over 1250 pages of fantasy and adventure with a fair bit of violence, deception, magic and conflict. This book, or was it series of books has been compared to those by Tolkien although I would not go that far.

I found the story a bit confusing as it consists of many different threads, that only at the end of the book starts to come together.

I would recommend the book to anyone who is not intimidated by its thickness and weight, and likes good fantasy world building.

The progress in information technology has a significant impact on the energy use and climate impact. This book outlines just how significant and provides a good list of references for further reading.

The book provides pragmatic ways to reduce our own digital impact on the environment.

The book is well written, engaging and easy to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who uses digital devices and services.

Again a great book in the series. Having recently read the previous book in the series this did not engage as much as the previous book. Somehow I was not in the mood for reading it just now.

The book gives a unique perspective of systems, humanity and culture. Not to give too much of a spoiler, but some of the topics could be seen as triggering, perhaps mostly due to the compassionate tone that the author uses.

Ok, but nothing special.

Recommend this to those of you that long reading about remote, lonely and harsh places where the people are the monsters.

This is a quick read. The book contrasts the traditional leadership model (leader - follower) with a distributed model where leadership is found at every level (leader - leader model). The book has interesting stories illustrating the different styles and the problems the model create.

This should be mandated reading for anyone that would like to call themselves a leader. The book is also useful for anybody as leadership affects us all.