Yann LeCun

Genius Makers is the untold tech story of our time. This book delves into the deep questions of what it means to be truly smart, human, and what we desire from our intelligence. With exclusive reporting and hundreds of interviews, Cade Metz takes us inside the rooms where powerful new artificial intelligence has been built into our daily lives. Spanning across Google, Facebook, and even Silicon Valley kingpin Elon Musk's lab, this book highlights the conflict between national interests, shareholder value, scientific knowledge, and concerns about privacy and security. A fascinating read that poses the question: how far will we let AI go?

Explore the topic of free culture through Lawrence Lessig's expert analysis. Learn about the concentrated power of Big Media to control creative progress, and the implications of losing our long tradition of free culture. Discover how protecting our freedom to create is vital to our ability to build and imagine.

Discover the fascinating world of cephalopods, including the intelligent octopus, in Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith. Uncover how these creatures evolved higher intelligence and what it means for the evolution of minds. Follow the story of how subjective experience emerged in the ocean and how primitive organisms grew more complicated. Delve into the mysteries surrounding cephalopod intelligence and the unique social lives of octopuses. With the latest scientific research and scuba-diving adventures, Godfrey-Smith casts light on the octopus mind and what we can learn from our most remarkable animal relatives.

Discover the revolution in the study of animal cognition with this eye-opening book. Frans de Waal takes readers on a journey through the abilities of some of the planet's smartest animals, from elephants that classify humans to chimpanzees with exceptional flash memory. He challenges the idea of a cognitive ladder and encourages readers to reconsider what it means to be intelligent. This landmark work may just change the way you view animal intelligence, as well as our own.