The Intelligence Illusion: a practical guide to the business risks of Generative AI

by Baldur Bjarnason

What are the major business risks to avoid with generative AI? How do you avoid having it blow up in your face? Is that even possible?

The Intelligence Illusion is an exhaustively researched guide to the risks of language and diffusion models.

Genres: Technology, Nonfiction, Artificial Intelligence, Science

256 pages, ebook

Published April 15, 2023

About the author

Baldur Bjarnason - that'd be me - is an Icelander who managed to flee the cold, hard, rock known as Iceland just as its economy was collapsing.

My past is of the usual mixture of boring and interesting, almost entirely boring to you because there's no way I'm telling anybody about the insane, stupid, stuff I did in my twenties or about my teenage nuttery.

No I'm not telling. Get over it. Make do with fiction.

Reviews

[James Tomasino · Rating 5 out of 5]

This highly researched book delivers on the promise in a clear, organized way. What is generative AI and how might it affect your business? What are the pitfalls? Where are the charlatans? Where might be safe to dip in a toe? What are the risks and what are the potential rewards?

Baldur does a fabulous job offering a critical take at the AI market. It's not so much of a take-down of the industry; he's far too balanced in his analysis for that. It does show how incredibly shaky the ground is and he offers great advice to those considering investment.

If you are a business leader or have input on the decision-making for your business then do yourself the favor of reading this book. I swear a quarter of the book is references and it reads very quickly.

[Matt Stine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this “cover to cover” in one sitting. This book should be required reading for every software engineer, architect, and executive.

[Andrew Jung · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good summary of how this is likely to go

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

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