I read that book shortly after it was first published several years ago. I agree; it feels extremely hyperbolic. Thinkers like him only contribute to the general noise of the conversation. Same goes for guys like Ray Kurzweil, etc. A friend of mine who is an AI consultant for a Big Four accounting firm recommended me Eliezer Yudkowsky and this guy (https://thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-12-battle-of-the-board-redux?r=gkrdx&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true), who is a former professional Magic the Gathering player who is now a financial trader and AI blogger. My friend's take on this whole conversation is (predictably) that AI will massively contribute to cybercrime and fraud (faking receipts, etc).

Thanks for the rec. His tone is kind of reassuring amidst the grandiose statements of the industry and the general armchair philosophizing that seems to dominate the conversation.