The tunnel under the world by Frederik Pohl

Long flight from Frankfurt to Seattle.  Another very-old story that stands the test of time, 3/5 stars.

Bullshit Jobs, A Theory by David Graeber

I really enjoyed this (audio) book while flying back from Zurich.  The data are terrible and many of the assumptions are silly.  The politics are, of course, uninformed, wonderfully idealistic, and naive.  Despite these fatal flaws Graeber's concepts are fantastic.  The anthropological analysis and social insights are very interesting and in many cases spot-on.  The microeconomics are also good.  Most summaries of the book gloss over or fail to mention the strong anthropological analysis the author makes and therefore the concepts sound stupid.  Read the original. The phenomenon is real.  The book is worth reading, 4/5 stars.

Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl

Another great story that holds up after all this time, 4/5 stars.

The Big Nine by Amy Webb

A kind of weird, but interesting take on the current and near future state of data and machine learning (AI) from a political perspective.  It is great to be reminded of the insular, tribal perspectives by AI development communities as well as the political and social implications of current abuses of personal information that continue to increase exponentially.  The prescriptive suggestions are also quirky and completely impractical, of course.  But it's worth a read, 3/5 Stars.

Der Trick von Emanuel Bergmann

Eines der besten Bücher, die ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe! Ich habe buchstäblich laut gelacht und am Ende geweint. Fantastisches Schreiben, 5/5 Sterne.

three laws lethal by David Walton

Great premise, setting, beginning and story-telling, cardboard characters; the end was weak, cramming too much action into too few pages. 2/5 Stars.  Disappointed.

Zukunfts-Chroniken La Mancha von Hoerspielproject Deutschland

Interessante Ideen über kryogenen Schlaf und Gesellschaft, aber keine großartige Produktion. 2/5 Sterne.

Let the Ants Try by Frederik Pohl

interesting concept, not a great story, 2/5 stars.

The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl

Really good, holds up extremely well! 4/5 stars.

practical, useful AI in everyday use

At the exact time and place this information appeared in my gmail, I needed it most and acted upon it.   When AI knows us better than we know ourselves, subtle changes will radically affect our lives and we won't notice.