[ExI] Critical take on The Age of Em

[Giulio Prisco]

The Age of Em - Robin Hanson in Second Life, June 26

At the next Turing Church meeting in Second Life on Sunday, June 26,
Robin Hanson will present his new book “The Age of Em: Work, Love and
Life when Robots Rule the Earth.” The presentation will be followed by
a discussion...

http://turingchurch.com/2016/06/08/the-age-of-em-robin-hanson-in-second-life-june-26/

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Anders <anders at aleph.se> wrote:
> I think a lot of reviews are like "yes, but..." - this is a book full of
> things, and you get plenty to disagree with.
>
> My own review, where I predict it will be a classic:
> http://aleph.se/andart2/reviews/review-of-robin-hansons-the-age-of-em/
>
>
> On 2016-06-07 17:06, Dan TheBookMan wrote:
>
> http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2016/06/whats_wrong_in.html
>
> I haven't read the book, though, regarding Bryan Caplan's first point, I
> don't see anything wrong with adopting a particular position and running
> with it.
>
> Minor point: Bryan and I also have a different view of Shakespeare. For me,
> some of the Bard's characters are opaque -- still enjoyable, yet very hard
> to grasp. Lear and Iago, for instance.
>
> Anyhow, should probably get to The Age of Em in a few weeks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan
>   See my latest Kindle book, "The Late Mr. Gurlitt," at:
> http://mybook.to/Gurlitt
>
>
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