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Every book Holly Herndon recommended on podcasts
Holly Herndon appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss collective intelligence and artificial intelligence, offering listeners a thoughtful selection of book recommendations that span deep philosophy, speculative fiction, and collaborative democracy. During the closing book recommendation segment, Herndon recommended Reza Negarestani's Intelligence and Spirit, which she described as a dense and rewarding philosophical exploration of intelligence and spirituality. Turning to fiction, she enthusiastically recommended Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time, highlighting it as a favorite science fiction work that imagines the fascinating society and technology built by a civilization of super-intelligent, genetically modified spiders. Finally, Herndon shared Plurality, a book about the future of collaborative technology and democracy that was led by Glenn Weyl and Audrey Tang alongside a wide community of contributors. Herndon noted that she contributed a small part to the project, which was notably written in an open, collaborative, and democratic manner, perfectly mirroring the themes of collective creation that defined her broader podcast discussion on artificial intelligence and societal structures.
Books recommended by Holly Herndon
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Intelligence and Spirit
Intelligence and Spirit by Reza Negarestani is an ambitious and intricate philosophical work that investigates the nature of artificial and human intelligence alongside spirituality.
Recommended“um so resen aarani wrote a book called intelligence and spirit it's a pretty dense philosophical book uh about intelligence and spirituality that I think is uh really great”
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Children of Time
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a compelling science fiction novel that explores the evolution and society of an advanced civilization of genetically modified spiders.
Recommended“on a lighter side uh children of time by Adrien chovsky is a really enjoyable AI science fiction about intelligent genetically modified spiders and this one my favorite books yeah so good so you kind of see the kind of society and technology that a super intelligent spider um society would build which I love”
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Plurality
Plurality by Eric Glen Weyl and Audrey Tang is a collaborative book that explores the future of democracy and collaborative technology through contributions from a diverse global community.
Recommended“and then there's a book called plurality that was um led by Glenn V and Audrey tang and a wide um community of contributors I also contributed a small part to this book it's about the future of collaborative technology and democracy and it was actually written in an open collaborative Democratic way which I think is really interesting so”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Artificial Intelligence?’ No, Collective Intelligence. | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-05-24 | 4 |