Episode · This Week in Startups · 2023-07-18
Books mentioned on Tim Urban on the path to AGI and trends in tech history | E1779
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Jason Calacanis discussed What's Our Problem? by Tim Urban. Tim Urban recommended Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark, and discussed Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What's Our Problem?
What's Our Problem? by Tim Urban is a heavily illustrated self-help guide for societies that explores the mechanics of political tribalism, ideological polarization, and the deterioration of modern public discourse.
Discussed“and in your amazing new book you talk about this um history uh the entire existence of human history”
Where to get it
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom is a speculative nonfiction book that examines the potential paths, risks, and existential threats of creating artificial intelligence that vastly surpasses human intellect.
Discussed“I started reading you know Nick bostrom's book super intelligence and I got into Rave Kurzweil and I read I I I went I got busy a stack of six or seven books on AI”
Where to get it
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Our Mathematical Universe
Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark is a popular science exploration of cosmology, reality, and the hypothesis that the physical universe is fundamentally mathematical in nature.
Recommended“the there really are some Max Ted Mark's book our mathematical universes really digs into a lot of this stuff in a really interesting way”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I think William blatty and The Exorcist said you know the the devil mixes lies with truth that's how they get with that's how he gets you kind of situation”