Shelly Palmer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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In the book, the answer to the "Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything" is 42, which makes me wonder if the final pricing will be announced on May 25. More importantly, I have been wondering if ChatGPT is, in fact, a pseudonym for Deep Thought.

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Happy Towel Day! Today is an annual tribute to the life and work of Douglas Adams generally celebrated by fans around the universe by carrying a towel in his honor. I, for one, will be carrying a towel with me all day today. According to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a… https://t.co/r4xz1cEPj4 https://t.co/EU36LsqyOY

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In "Guns, Germs, and Steel," Jared Diamond proposed that humans did not domesticate wheat, but rather, wheat domesticated humans. It is easy to extend Diamond’s thesis to suggest that not only are we training generative AI models, but the models are also training us.

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A new lawsuit may bring AI copyright law into clearer focus, continuing a common debate on the ethics of machine learning. Authors Paul Tremblay (“The Cabin at the End of the World") and Mona Awad (“Bunny” and “13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl") claim OpenAI used their books to… https://t.co/WfPTBRRqB8 https://t.co/z10rOvuKfI

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In George Orwell's 1984, the book's hero, Winston Smith, is a minor party functionary living in a London that is still shattered by a nuclear war that took place not long after World War II. He belongs to the Outer Party, and his job is to rewrite history in the Ministry of… https://t.co/k3FUY7mLrW https://t.co/IuBIc9ZAwX

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@Rick_Steele I read white papers and blog posts by engineers. I have not seen many (or any) current books I could recommend. If you’re into python Joseph Babcock’s book covers a lot of basics. But you can learn most of this on YouTube or from technical blogs.