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Author George Pillari shares insights into the world of Artificial Intelligence in the book “No Adult Left Behind: AI Is Learning. Are you?”

The Synopsis

If you have been watching the AI conversation from a distance, wondering whether the window to get on board is closing, this book was written for you.

George Pillari spent his career in crisis management, where reading a dense contract and presenting to a board are normal Tuesdays. When AI arrived, he started using it the way most working adults would: to fix a problem in front of him. A stereo receiver he could not figure out, a confusing prescription label, or a resume he was about to review.

What he learned along the way became this book.

Productivity

• Search, chatbot, and agent. Which tool to grab for which job, and why the wrong choice wastes your day.
• The 30-second photo trick that prevents most service calls and let’d you ditch the user manual.
• The four things every prompt needs, and the one mistake that makes AI useless.
• Claude vs ChatGPT, 3 stock picks each, 4 weeks.

Careers

• Resumes that get past the screening bots. Interview prep beyond the standard playbook. A
• The skill AI cannot replicate, even now.
• A college degree, a bootcamp, or neither? What to tell yourself and your kids.

Industries

• Titanic, Challenger, and Hurricane Katrina. Disasters that had warnings AI would have connected.
• How a self-driving car decides who to hit when it cannot avoid hitting someone.
• Three models for how AI gets deployed in combat, and the one that should worry you.
• Why an AI that has seen 30 million knee x-rays might be better than your doctor.

Pillari writes like a friend who has done the homework and wants to save you a few months. The tone is honest, skeptical where it should be, and always practical. Plain language throughout, no code.

If you have been waiting to embrace AI, this is the book that gets you started.

THE REVIEW

This was an insightful and engaging read on artificial intelligence. The author does a great job of balancing the book between understanding the common type of artificial intelligence that most people find in their lives today, which is a large language model, with the understanding that broader and more in-depth artificial intelligence is being developed behind the scenes. The level of insight and knowledge the author provides helps the everyday reader understand artificial intelligence more in a world that feels like it is growing rapidly in this field.

There’s no getting around the fact that AI or artificial intelligence is here to stay. The question people should be asking themselves is not how to get rid of this technology altogether, but how to use it properly. Understanding the fundamentals of artificial intelligence is crucial to that understanding and that question. The author writes in a way that feels conversational yet educational, allowing readers to connect with the author while gaining insights they would otherwise never have.

THE VERDICT

A thought-provoking and engaging non-fiction book on technology, specifically artificial intelligence, “No Adult Left Behind” by author George Pillari, stands out as a unique guide and educational resource. From understanding large language models and even careers in artificial intelligence to delving into the intricacies of the developing field, the authors’ accessible, relatable writing style will help readers fully understand a subject that has dominated conversations for the past few years. If you haven’t yet, please be sure to grab your copy today!

Rating: 10/10

About the Author

George Pillari has appeared on CNN, and been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post.

George was an EY Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Entrepreneur of the Year. As an undergraduate, he co-founded a company with two professors at The Johns Hopkins University. The company grew to more than 1,000 employees, went public, and traded on the NASDAQ. It is now part of IBM’s Watson Artificial Intelligence business.

He went on to work as a crisis manager at more than 100 companies and was a source of truth for a company’s board, investors, and lenders. In these high-leverage decision-making situations, Mr. Pillari identified the errors in judgment and poorly constructed decision-making models that were consistently present in businesses that were failing and organized them into The Seven Deadly Stupidities.

George has a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences from the Whiting School of Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University.

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