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Since its completion in 1937, Tegelslagaren 12 has held a modest yet striking presence in Stockholm's Södermalm district. This brick-and-teak 'rental palace' offers a unique take on functionalism, balancing whimsy with rationality, tradition with surprise. It also marks the beginning of the productive partnership between architects Sven Backström and Leif Reinius and the builder Olle Engkvist, a collaboration that would profoundly shape welfare-state housing and postwar architecture in Sweden as well as internationally.<br/><br/>Originally commissioned and still owned by the same family, Tegelslagaren 12 has recently undergone its first major renovation led by architects Krupinski/Krupinska. This book is a record of a remarkable building and its many makers, stewards and users: a testament to the enduring value of architectural craftsmanship, collaboration, and care.

This is likely to be the most brutally honest book about AI you'll ever read. It offers little comfort and no easy answers. The true existential threat isn't AI, but ourselves. For half a century, humanity has been exhausting the planet's health. Our self-destructive nature is amplified by our technological tools, making AI our ultimate test.<br/><br/>In the short term, AI will increase productivity. After that, jobs will start disappearing at an exponential rate, especially when AI takes robotic form and reprograms itself. As humans lose economic value, some may use their AI for fraud and hacker attacks. A single person could even task their AI to design a pandemic or a self-learning computer virus. This is a risk explosion with no clear off switch. The systems are already running, and the pressure to move quickly is overwhelming. There is no brake to hit.<br/><br/>This book is a sobering, solution-oriented guide to understanding the coming wave and to save humanity from ourselves. Instead of easy answers, it provides a framework of 22 problems and 16 actions to help you understand what's happening. It won't make you feel better, but it will help you think better. This book is a starting point for serious, uncomfortable conversations.<br/><br/>I used to be a techno-optimist, believing that faster progress and open access would lead to a better world. I no longer believe that. We must stop pretending and get serious. This book is my urgent and honest attempt to help you prepare for an exponential future we want to live in.