Life 3.0 Week 1

I found the way the author writes is worth pondering upon.
1. The author raised a question to readers: Do you think that superhuman AI might get created this century? If No, skip to Chapter 1. If Yes, continue to next page.
I wonder why those who are optimistic about the development of AI should read the prelude about an earth that comes to be dominated by AI, and those who are not can jump into the main body of the book sooner. Why does the author describe a story with AI gradually dominate the world? I look forward to finishing the book to find out why.
2. When the author describes the stages of AI's development, he moved from technological products to the media, to business, to community building, to politics. It reminded me of such a theory that the first generation immigrants should study science and technology, the second generation can try their hands at finance, and the third generation can consider joining the politics. It seems that science and technology is relatively classless, so the opportunity is equal to everybody. Politics is on the other side of the spectrum and involves more rhetoric, connections and social relations, which is controlled more by humans and is harder to be unraveled. What do you think of the sequence of the fictional AI conquering the world?

Response to a post on the structure of the book:
I am also interested in the structure of the book, mostly in the choice posed by the author in the very beginning: "Do you think that superhuman AI might get created this century? If No, skip to Chapter 1. If Yes, continue to next page." I chose Yes, and was led to the fascinating account of how AI dominates the world. As I proceeded to Chapters 1 and 2, I realized that the author designed an option to bypass the scenario so that readers with more understanding of AI can avoid reading something that does not interest them anymore and get to the major topics sooner. For a moment I wondered, did the author use AI to predict readers' behaviors when he was writing the book? :D