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Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2019-07-30

Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Brian Christian: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #140

Brian Christian – How to Live with Computers - [Invest Like the Best, EP.140]

2 books · With Brian Christian · Listen

My guest this week is Brian Christian, the author of two of my favorite recent books: Algorithms to Live By and The Most Human Human. Our conversation covers the present and future of how humans interact with and use computers.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended The Most Human Human by Brian Christian and Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Most Human Human

    Brian Christian · at 0:47 · mentioned 3 times

    The Most Human Human by Brian Christian is a nonfiction exploration of conversation, artificial intelligence, and what defines human interaction, framed around the author's participation in an annual Turing test competition.

    Recommended
    “My guest this week is Brian Christian, the author of two of my favorite recent books, Algorithms to Live By and The Most Human Human.”
    Patrick O'Shaughnessy Brian Christian – How to Live with Computers - [Invest Like the Best, … 2019-07-30
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Algorithms to Live By

    Brian Christian; Tom Griffiths · at 0:47 · mentioned 3 times

    Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explores how computer science algorithms can be applied to human decision-making, everyday problem-solving, and personal dilemmas.

    Recommended
    “My guest this week is Brian Christian, the author of two of my favorite recent books, Algorithms to Live By and The Most Human Human.”
    Patrick O'Shaughnessy Brian Christian – How to Live with Computers - [Invest Like the Best, … 2019-07-30
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Rise of the Robots
“So we're in a political cycle now where things like basic income are being discussed. There's all sorts of fascinating books, Britain, Rise of the Machines or Robots or I can't remember the name of that book, but fascinating thinking about how all of this is going to affect work in the future.”
Patrick O'Shaughnessy Brian Christian – How to Live with Computers - [Invest Like the Best, … 2019-07-30
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