Booksology Jacob Elordi to star in film adaptation the dog stars
Jacob Elordi will star the dog starsRidley Scott’s film adaptation of Peter Heller’s 2012 novel of the same name. Elordi plays Hig, one of the few survivors of a virus that nearly ended the world. Hig lives in an airplane hangar with his dog and neighbors, and occasionally takes short flights in his Cessna…Radio communication allows him to see that there may be hope beyond the boundaries where he lives. I come to believe that there isn’t. What will he find when he passes the point of no return?
Books that help you think about AI
The dominant discourse about AI coming out of the book world can be summed up in one word: “It’s bad.” This is understandable given that many of the big tech companies used thousands of copyrighted books to train large language models without permission from the publishers or authors. I’m in a position where I can, but this is not a subtle reaction, and I’m holding out hope that AI will disappear if ignored for a long time. Not enough, not realistic. If you’re interested in deepening your thinking about AI and developing a more complex view, here are 10 books that explore AI from different angles.
