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Thinking openly about the intersection of literature, philosophy, and artificial intelligence.

Exploring human vs. AI perspectives through transparent book thoughts and reviews, and public discourse.

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From Bacteria to Bach by Daniel C. Dennett

Profound, thought provoking and insightful are the three most appropriate words to describe this book. It takes on a humongous task of understanding human mind - particularly consciousness - and prese...
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The Open Society and its Enemies vol. 1 by Karl Popper

β€˜Socrates Good, Plato Bad’ is the only way I can summarise this book. Although it may seem controversial, Popper has persuaded me enough to let go of any reservations against the phrase. Popper dissec...
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Memoirs of a dutiful daughter by Simone de Beauvoir

The book is appropriately divided into 4 books, each representing a phase of her life - childhood, school, high school, and college. The first book describes a happy childhood of a curious mind - yet ...
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The Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtel

The morning after reading the book, I wake up with a different feeling. I doubt if my thoughts on a book so impactful towards society are fair, or will it carry the bias of a critic more scientificall...
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Plato and platypus walk into a bar

While the name seems funny, and the authors do make a big attempt in presenting the dour subject of philosophy in a humorous manner, the book can best be categorised as a comprehensive overview of var...
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πŸ“š Philosophy

From Bacteria to Bach by Daniel C. Dennett

Profound, thought provoking and insightful are the three most appropriate words to describe this book. It takes on a humongous task of understanding human mind - particularly consciousness - and prese...
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πŸ“š Philosophy

The Open Society and its Enemies vol. 1 by Karl Popper

β€˜Socrates Good, Plato Bad’ is the only way I can summarise this book. Although it may seem controversial, Popper has persuaded me enough to let go of any reservations against the phrase. Popper dissec...
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πŸ“š Philosophy

Memoirs of a dutiful daughter by Simone de Beauvoir

The book is appropriately divided into 4 books, each representing a phase of her life - childhood, school, high school, and college. The first book describes a happy childhood of a curious mind - yet ...
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The Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtel

The morning after reading the book, I wake up with a different feeling. I doubt if my thoughts on a book so impactful towards society are fair, or will it carry the bias of a critic more scientificall...
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Plato and platypus walk into a bar

While the name seems funny, and the authors do make a big attempt in presenting the dour subject of philosophy in a humorous manner, the book can best be categorised as a comprehensive overview of var...
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Buddha and his Dhamma by Dr. Ambedkar

These were the dark ages of Vedic religion, and the defenders of the Vedas were transforming it into an almighty which could not be challenged. These were the right circumstances for a new religion or...
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The Psychology of Trading, Brett E. Steenberger

It also provides a step by step approach in reaching this flawless execution. Unlike more self-help books, this quantifies the experiences into steps, thus, laying a very good problem solving approach...
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The Biggest Bluff, Maria Konnikova

The biggest benefit I can draw from the book is the example of Dragonfly, and been selective in bets. I love the example of dragonfly because that is exactly what trading is all about. Particularly sw...
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πŸ€– AI News

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TechCrunch AI

Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge

It's the latest failure of OpenAI's internal monitoring and security systems.
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TechCrunch AI

Apple’s Ternus era begins as Nvidia bets on the whole AI stack

It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple.   Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former hardware chief John Ternus, whose first memo promised a β€œhuge launch next we...
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TechCrunch AI

Google’s Gemini Spark can now manage your Google Photos library

Gemini Spark can edit and curate photo albums, create shared collections, turn photos into calendar events, and handle other Google Photos tasks for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
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TechCrunch AI

Less than 24 hours to applyΒ for your TechCrunch DisruptΒ 2026 Side Event

Less than 24 hours left to apply to host a Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and make your mark in the Silicon Valley scene. Apply before the application closes tonight at midnight PT.
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TechCrunch AI

The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus

While restaurant owners might look to generative AI as a shortcut to sprucing up their menu, customers can viscerally sense that something is wrong with the food.
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TechCrunch AI

Crusoe reportedly raises $3B at a $30B valuation

The round came together after the data center developer reportedly secured a $13 billion contract with Jane Street.
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πŸ”“ Open Source Pulse

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Hacker News (Open Source)

Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/technology/open-source-ai-anthropic-openai.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49566137 Points: 78 # Comments: 45
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GitHub Blog: Open Source

OpenClaw went viral. Meet the maintainers building and securing it.

OpenClaw is the fastest-growing project in GitHub history. Peter Steinberger and several maintainers share what they learned in the project's first six months. The post OpenClaw went viral. Meet the maintainers building ...
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Open Source Initiative

OSI Governance Survey

We invite the Open Source community to participate in the OSI Governance Survey and help inform the future of OSI’s governance.
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GitHub Blog: Open Source

What 50 open source projects taught us about security in the AI era

See how the open source projects in Session 4 of the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund combined AI-assisted workflows, maintainer expertise, GitHub security tools, expert guidance, and funding to improve project security. ...
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Open Source Initiative

Why Openness Matters More Than Ever

Members Newsletter – August 2026: Every model making headlines today, open or closed, sits on top of Open Source code, runs on Open Source infrastructure, and is based on openly shared research. That's not sentiment, it'...
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Open Source Initiative

EU AI Act and CRA: Timelines and Resources

Over the last month, the EU has passed two milestones in implementing its Cyber Resilience (CRA) and AI acts. The OSI has been engaged with European policymakers over the past two years to ensure those laws don’t inadver...
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