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🤔 Why do we read?
Humans have an innate desires to learn. If we didn't, we wouldn't have all developed such complex languages. Instead, we'd still be communicating with the same simplicity as other animals, using basic sounds to express things like "eat," "sleep," "fight," etc.Languages evolved to enable us to express ideas and learn from each other. And about 5,000 years ago, humanity figured out a way to communicate and spread knowledge at scale: BOOKS.This revolutionary invention allowed us to learn from people on the other side of the world, going beyond the limitations of word-of-mouth communication.Over thousands of years, reading became the ultimate source of wisdom. If you're smart, you read. If you read, you're smart. Reading has become the necessary and sufficient condition that makes a person wise in our society.
🤷 Why not to read?
We think that reading isn't the most natural way to learn. We've been taught to think that reading is the best way, but only because it's cheap and has been the status quo for thousands of years.Imagine this: Would you rather read a book for hours or have an opportunity to discuss with the author 1-on-1 for a couple of hours?The author would condense the knowledge and adapt the language in a way that you can understand. You can go back and forth asking questions, clarifications, and more.Discussion is superior to reading when it comes to learning. Unfortunately, this is extremely expensive. Popular authors simply do not have enough time to chat with everyone.
🚀 What's next to read?
We believe we can replicate the experience of learning directly from the authors through verbal discussion, thanks to recent breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly in Speech Recognition, Natural Language Processing, and Speech Synthesis.This actually isn't as far-fetched as it may sound. We have a small demo coming up that may give you a glimpse of what might be possible in the future (Hint: GPT-3). So, stay tuned! 👀