Case in point: your Crystal trilogy was the major reasons I became concerned about AI safety.
It was also a great read, to be clear, but it helped me wrap my mind around a few important concepts (mainly: quantitative vs qualitative intelligence) which directly led to exploring Nick Bostrom's work.
I don't have much else to add aside from excitement at the prospect of reading a new book of yours. Keep them coming.
Case in point: your Crystal trilogy was the major reasons I became concerned about AI safety.
It was also a great read, to be clear, but it helped me wrap my mind around a few important concepts (mainly:
quantitativevsqualitativeintelligence) which directly led to exploring Nick Bostrom's work.I don't have much else to add aside from excitement at the prospect of reading a new book of yours. Keep them coming.