Introduction
by Kai-Fu Lee: The Real Story of AI xi
Introduction by Chen Qiufan: How We Can Learn to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Future with Imagination xix
1. The Golden Elephant 3
Analysis: Deep Learning, Big Data, Internet/Finance Applications, AI Externalities 22
2. Gods Behind the Masks 33
Analysis: Computer Vision, Convolutional Neural Networks, Deepfakes, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Biometrics, AI Security 55
3. Twin Sparrows 67
Analysis: Natural Language Processing, Self-Supervised Training, GPT-3, AGI and Consciousness, AI Education 108
4. Contactless Love 121
Analysis: AI Healthcare, Alphafold, Robotic Applications, COVID Automation Acceleration 152
5. My Haunting Idol 167
Analysis: Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Ethical and Societal Issues 200
6. The Holy Driver 211
Analysis: Autonomous Vehicles, Full Autonomy and Smart Cities, Ethical and Social Issues 246
7. Quantum Genocide 255
Analysis: Quantum Computers, Bitcoin Security, Autonomous Weapons and Existential Threat 302
8. The Job Savior 313
Analysis: AI Job Displacement, Universal Basic Income (UBI), What AI Cannot Do, 3RS as a Solution to Displacement 344
9. Isle of Happiness 357
Analysis: AI and Happiness, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personal Data, Privacy Computing Using Federated Learning and Trusted Execution Environment (Tee) 389
10. Dreaming of Plenitude 401
Analysis: Plenitude, New Economic Models, The Future of Money, Singularity 423
Acknowledgments 441
Index