Economist hails Blaise Agüera y Arcas' 'What Is Intelligence?' as best book of the year
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-23
Economist Paul Novosad (183K followers) recommends his best book of the year so far: "What Is Intelligence?" by Google researcher Blaise Agüera y Arcas. He says he thought there was nothing left to read on the topic, but the book offered a totally new perspective — "a total brainfuck."
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