I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else
‘Best Story Wins’ – Why stories are more powerful than statistics A long time ago, the org and BU I was part of, had partnered with a consulting org to define the strategy and goals it should focus on in the short and longer term to maintain the edge on customer experience A couple of …
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐, ๐๐ผ๐? ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ‘๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐๐’ Imagine that you went on a long journey on the sea Across the years, you end up having to replace or repair the broken parts of the ship. So much so that when you sail back home, every single component …
“Containment of Technology is not possible” What is the “Containment problem – how do we keep a grip on the most valuable technologies invented as they get cheaper and spread faster?” And why are they so hard to contain? General purpose technologies such as AI and Synthetic Biology share 4 key features that explain why …
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The Coming Wave – AI, Power and 21st century’s Greatest Dilemma I am currently reading this book by Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Deepmind that talks about how the coming decade “will be defined by this wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies. Driven by overwhelming political and commercial incentives, these tools will help address our global …
โBeing able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.โ Mental health isn’t something I took seriously It is something I read about but didn’t reflect upon much. Only when I got myself a coach and talked through …
There are only 3 books that have made me cry This one tops the list. Ever so often, when I am overwhelmed with the world around me, I pause to think of the worst case scenario. And realise I have already been in one. Watching a loved one pass away, feeling helpless and distraught isn’t …
Good grades often lead to mediocrity in real life. Parents want their kids to be the valedictorians – be top of the year since they are expected to do well in life. In the book I am currently reading, “Barking up the wrong tree” the author, Eric questions the assumption. In reality, thatโs rarely the …
So I read this Blake Frost’ Sci-Fi book over last weekend It made me deeply uncomfortable – like most good stories that border on reality do Black Mirror-esque, it explores man’s relationship with AI, ethics of ‘what is right’, sentience and free will. A rudimentary AI that expands on a set of progressions, its relationship …
What happens when the future of the tech arrives? Across Singularity, Super-intelligence and Sentience, Inter-Galactic travel, Genetic Engineering to Quantum Computing? That is the thought experiment this Sci-Fi series – Forward Collection sets out to explore โTake a leap. For some, itโs the end of the world. For others, itโs just the beginning. With brilliant …
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The Promise is a 2021 Booker prize winner A story of a dysfunctional White South African family And its disintegration over time Of a promise made to their Black maid that takes 30 years to acknowledge That weaves together the narrative of the changing political system underlying it “Galgut depicts a family that has no …