AIThe Book of Why’s second edition is scheduled for September 20, 2026
@yudapearl says the update will cover recent causal-inference breakthroughs, the field’s role in the era of large language models and lessons for “world models.”
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In a September 17 announcement, @yudapearl outlined plans for the second edition of The Book of Why, scheduled for September 20, 2026. Planned additions include reader-, student- and instructor-suggested revisions and corrections, plus an account of recent causal-inference breakthroughs involving missing data and personalized medicine. The announcement also promises discussion of large language models and what structural causal models can teach us about “world models.” On AGI, @yudapearl argues that causal inference is the route to achieving it and may also hold the key to controlling it, while describing the risk of AGI taking over and enslaving humanity as real.
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The Book of Why’s second edition is scheduled for September 20, 2026
@yudapearl says the update will cover recent causal-inference breakthroughs, the field’s role in the era of large language models and lessons for “world models.”