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Genius Makers

Cade Metz

Meet the researchers who revived neural networks and brought deep learning to Google and Facebook, and see the rivalries, bidding wars and ethical fights that followed.

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22 parts, about 34 minutes to read.

Why read it

  • Follow how a handful of researchers kept neural networks alive through decades of rejection until deep learning won over Google, Microsoft, and Facebook
  • See how big technology companies competed for the few people who could build the technology, with an auction among anonymous bidders and sudden departures
  • Learn what went wrong along the way, from biased face recognition and fake images to a military contract that Google employees protested

Who it is for

  • Readers curious how today's artificial intelligence began and who built it
  • People following the race between large technology companies over AI
  • Anyone weighing the promises, dangers, and ethical questions that AI raises

What the summary covers

  1. Prologue2 min
  2. Genesis2 min
  3. Promise2 min
  4. Rejection2 min
  5. Breakthrough2 min
  6. Testament2 min
  7. Ambition2 min
  8. Rivalry1 min
  9. Hype2 min
  10. Anti Hype2 min
  11. Explosion1 min
  12. Expansion1 min
  13. Dreamland1 min
  14. Deceit1 min
  15. Hubris1 min
  16. Bigotry2 min
  17. Weaponization1 min
  18. Impotence1 min
  19. Debate1 min
  20. Automation1 min
  21. Religion2 min
  22. X Factor2 min

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