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Book Reviews & AI Discourse

Book reviews at the intersection of literature, philosophy, and artificial intelligence.

Exploring human vs. AI perspectives through transparent book criticism and public discourse.

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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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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 Dawn of Everything by David Graeber

It presents archaeological evidence of how I thought the ancients might have lived. But, mostly it presents evidence of how bureaucracy - something I have inherent dislike for - might have come into b...
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The Capitalist Manifesto by Johan Norberg

Wow, is the first word to describe the1. Its amazing, and presents data that is counter-intuitive to general societal discussions. First one that pops to mind is that beyond a certain number, the joy ...
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff

Maybe, its the book’s theme that pushes her to take an extreme view like this, but such a monotone overdrive is not worth it and is never going to convince people of her take. She will lose the β€˜patho...
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Godel, Escher and Bach, Douglas E. Hofstadter

Most books on AI and data, in order to sound sophisticated and advanced, only discuss math, current topics and eye grabbing trend setting, but GEB begins with an attempt to define or discuss β€˜What is ...
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πŸ€– Philosophy

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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...
Read Full Review β†’
πŸ“š Philosophy

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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πŸ“š Philosophy

The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber

It presents archaeological evidence of how I thought the ancients might have lived. But, mostly it presents evidence of how bureaucracy - something I have inherent dislike for - might have come into b...
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff

Maybe, its the book’s theme that pushes her to take an extreme view like this, but such a monotone overdrive is not worth it and is never going to convince people of her take. She will lose the β€˜patho...
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πŸ“š Philosophy

Godel, Escher and Bach, Douglas E. Hofstadter

Most books on AI and data, in order to sound sophisticated and advanced, only discuss math, current topics and eye grabbing trend setting, but GEB begins with an attempt to define or discuss β€˜What is ...
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🧠 Trading & Psychology

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πŸ“š Trading & Psychology

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

Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.
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TechCrunch AI

Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India

Sandhya Devanathan will oversee some OpenAI operations across Southeast Asia and Australia in her new role.
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TechCrunch AI

Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.
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TechCrunch AI

Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google

Zoph, who co-founded Thinking Machines Lab alongside Mira Murati and also served as the startup's CTO, led a brief stint at OpenAI and is now at Google.
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TechCrunch AI

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI

Some of the world's largest tech companies and AI startups have come together to decry the current state of cybersecurity and to advertise a new solution that they say can ward off a new generation of cyber threats.
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TechCrunch AI

Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more

The updates indicate that Google is looking to position AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it's moving beyond simply helping users find information to actually handling parts of the trip-planning and booking proc...
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πŸ”“ Open Source Pulse

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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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Open Source Initiative

The AI Era Arcs Toward Openness

A surge of openness in AI has defined 2026. Amid calls for both caution and support, prevailing trends point to a future in which models are built and released openly. Recent research offers new insight into the adoption...
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