Mathematical Intelligence: What We Have that Machines Don't

by Junaid Mubeen

Genres: Mathematics

352 pages, Paperback

Published May 9, 2024

Reviews

[Ciaran Murrell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Felt just okay. Had some interesting concepts around mathematics that I hadn’t considered before. Ultimately felt like it went in circles with the same statement on every page.

[Lucas Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Kahhow Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[John J Milton · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Known, interesting stories

[Quentin Reusens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book with many fun little facts to know, but it didn't live up to the title in my opinion.