Finished reading: Thrive by Ravi Bapna 📚

I have read enough on the concerns of AI, so it was refreshing to read Thrive, by authors Bapna and Ghose. They lay out more the art of the possible for what AI can do for us and society than the typical ethical and apocalyptic concerns over AI. 

I also enjoyed the examples provided. As both authors are professors, you feel you are getting multiple layman’s summaries of detailed research papers. The chapters follow these examples moving from dating apps to health to education to work to your home. Easy to read and follow, though you also get a sense of the complexity of the AI behind the stories. 

Even more helpful was the model they present early on called the House of AI. It was a simple to follow model to structure the conversation. It lays the groundwork for presenting AI, not just in terms of the latest on generative AI, but more about how advanced analytics can be applied to a problem.