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Andrew McGlinchey

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Andrew McGlinchey has worked in the tech industry for over twenty years, including stints working at Indeed, Microsoft, and Google. All of these gave him an insider’s view of both Big Tech and AI-driven products.

Andrew holds a degree in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science from the University of Toronto. He's an immigrant to Singapore where he lives with his wife and lots of tropical plants.

Cloudthinker is his debut novel. To learn more about the book and Andrew’s work, visit www.cloudthinker.xyz ...more

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“A mathematician proved a proposition false by showing it ended in contradiction. Zen tried to find truth using contradiction as the starting point.”
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“The pen may be mightier than the sword in the long term. But the sword could stay sharp for longer than he could keep writing.”
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“A person must conquer their own self. What we think, we become. And as we change our behavior, so do our thoughts change.”
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