To be honest, I’ve started to feel a bit uncomfortable always beginning with “Hello again after a long break.” I wish I could read and write more frequently. I can’t say that I read a lot, but I definitely read more than I write. For example, I had been reading the Game of Thrones series, which I never intended to turn into a blog post. I’ve taken a break from that lately, but now I’m here with a different book. Over the past two months, I’ve read two books, and I had planned to write blog posts about both. This post is about one of them. Anyway, let’s get to the point. Today, I bring you a South Korean bestseller: Yeonnam-dong's Smiley Laundromat . While reading this book, I realized something: I may have never read a novel written in the recent (late 21st century) period before. As you may already know from my blog, I’m not much of a novel reader, and when I did read novels, I mostly preferred classics. So, reading this book allowed me to experience emotions I hadn’t really fe...
The Big Nine - How the Tech Titans & Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity / Dokuz Dünya Devi - Teknoloji Devleri ve Onların Düşünen Makineleri İnsanlığı Nasıl Tahrip Edebilir? -- Amy Webb, Book Review EN & TR
Hello! After a very long break, I’m back with a New York Times Bestseller book. I bought this book more than two years ago, but I’ve just finished reading it. I’m sure you also have books you bought years ago that you still haven’t read. As I write these lines, I can’t help but glance at the other books that share the same fate... Honestly, when I bought this book, the AI craze wasn’t as much of a hot topic, at least not in Turkey. I believe this awareness became more pronounced with the advent of ChatGPT in our country. Without further ado, I’ll get into the main topic where I’ll quote parts of the book, try to explain what I understood, and share my thoughts. First of all, I find the writing of such a book beneficial for humanity. Discussing the potential impacts of AI on our lives before they directly affect us might prevent some negative scenarios. The author dedicates a significant portion of the book to these scenarios. The book is written about nine tech giants on a global...