I think my problem was with the fiction, which left me cold - I couldn't resonate with any of the characters, nor with their stories. For me, it would have been a five star book had it only been nonfiction, but I appreciate the concept of writing a book like this to draw more readers.Įxcellent combination between fiction and science, and should have been right up my alley I don't exactly know why it wasn't.
Still, if you enjoy reading about technology and artificial intelligence, especially where it is headed in the near future, the essay sections of this book make for a stimulating and engaging read.Īnd if you enjoy short stories, you should enjoy these as well. I found all of these to be fascinating though none were entirely new to me.
Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR), and X Reality (XR) and their likely applications in the near future.Short stories always leave me feeling dissatisfied, as they're only able to touch the surface. The first couple I was able to enjoy, but then I just wanted the nonfiction and skimmed the rest. The essays extremely interesting though I wearied of the stories after a while. He described where we are now and what work and research still needs to be done. The author, who has worked in the field of AI for decades, wanted to make the topic more accessible and so he had someone write short stories to illustrate the technology and lifestyles he predicts for the year 2041.Īnyone else find it weird to realize that's just twenty years away? God, I feel old!Īfter each story, Kai-Fu Lee wrote an essay about the technology the stories were based on. When I started reading it, I had no idea it's a blend of fiction and nonfiction.
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