What is the book that changed your life? (not novels or religious texts)

Asked on Mar 2, 2021

To express certain ideas and help people visualize the benefits, sometimes I design mock-up product interfaces. No matter how ugly, they can show a glimpse of the desired outcome in a way that my words never could.

I really believe that synthetic media and human body enhancements will be some of the technologies that will impact humans the most in the long term.

#SyntheticMedia will blur the line between reality and fabricated to the point that we’ll never know which is which (just like we don’t know what model or celebrity picture has been photoshopped and how much).

And we will like it.

Even without seeing a roadmap or a business plan, evaluating the intrinsic value of synthetic media companies is a ridiculously complex exercise.

As I said many times now, this is a pandora box that cannot be closed anymore. Startups like Surreal have the potential to completely transform entertainment, advertising, and learning >

How China’s synthetic media startup Surreal nabs funding in 3 months https://t.co/goI83YQesa https://t.co/KXgcVRKGdg

I’ve started asking the following question every week: “What is the book that changed your life?” and, every week, I publish the answers I get.
This week:

– I Am a Strange Loop
– Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
– Crucial Conversations

Full list https://t.co/pgzzIv3ajy https://t.co/eU5nWNGfL7

Friends at @Rackspace published a very interesting survey on #AI titled “Are Organizations Succeeding at AI and Machine Learning?”
These specific answers connect with what I said before. It’s AI for the sake of AI and not in support of the CIO business needs. https://t.co/2ijeVmCF3Y

@simoncrosby @jack Also, imagine porting this business model into the real world. Stalkers can pay a third party agency to follow their celebrity targets.

“You can follow me for free, but if you pay the agency, you can get all the way to the kitchen and see me cooking.”

@simoncrosby @jack I would rather pay for an Edit button. I’m that frustrated.