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April 27, 2025
Decent book to get an overview over a vast variety of topics in mathematics and AI along with some historical context, but if one has read similar books before not much new in there.
February 16, 2025
What sets human intelligence apart is abstraction. His examples such as log, Pythagoras theorem, truth tables/ logic (if p then q) and the concept of imaginary numbers helped to provide a new perspective of concepts learnt in school - he reminds us that even mathematical truths are ultimately axiomatic. Most fundamentally, unlike computers, we humans break free of these assumptions or axioms, for better or worse.
The references to AI seem fairly piecemeal though - thought it was less nuanced as compared to other sections in the book
The references to AI seem fairly piecemeal though - thought it was less nuanced as compared to other sections in the book
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January 3, 2025
3.5 Known, interesting stories
August 14, 2025
Fun book with many fun little facts to know, but it didn't live up to the title in my opinion.
August 28, 2026
Fun book which comes at the topic of AI from a unique angle. The book does feel more focused on psychology than maths (which I love) but can understandably make the title feel misleading
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