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The past 39 book recommendations from myAI Book Clubare listed below. If you are interested in diving deep into AI, start here:

“Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence” by Kate Crawford
“The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the 21st Century’s Greatest Dilemma” by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar
“Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines” by Joy Buolamwini
“The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI” by Fei-Fei Li
“Guardrails: Guiding Human Decisions in the Age of AI” by Urs Gasser and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
“AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future” by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan
“Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code” by Ruha Benjamin
“The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology” by Nita Farahany
“The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future” by Orly Lobel
“Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI” by Madhumita Murgia
“Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” by Yuval Noah Harari
“Taming Silicon Valley: How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us” by Gary Marcus
“Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology” by Anu Bradford
“The Quantified Worker: Law & Technology in the Modern Workplace” by Ifeoma Ajunwa
“AI Snake Oil: What AI Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference” by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor
“The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley” by Marietje Schaake
“Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” by Chris Miller
“Your Face Belongs to Us: A Tale of AI, a Secretive Startup, and the End of Privacy” by Kashmir Hill
“On Privacy and Technology” by Daniel J. Solove
“A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains” by Max Bennett
“The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip” by Stephen Witt
“Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
“The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want” by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
“Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI” by Karen Hao
“The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by J. Haidt
“The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource” by Chris Hayes
“Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech” by Brian Merchant
“Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World” by Parmy Olson
“If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All” by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares
“Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It” by Cory Doctorow
“Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future” by Dan Wang
“The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity” by Tim Wu
“This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web” by Tim Berners-Lee
“Power and Progress: Our 1000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity” by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
“The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019-2025” by Dwarkesh Patel and Gavin Leech
“The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence” by Sebastian Mallaby
“Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control and How We Can Take It Back” by Olivier Sylvain
“Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI” by Carissa Véliz
“The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI” by Cory Doctorow
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What should the 40th book be? Commentwithyour recommendations below.

My AI Book Club has over 5,000 members, and you can join it for freehere.

Happy reading!

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If you are interested in diving deep into AI, start here:“Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence” by Kate Crawford“The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the 21st Century’s Greatest Dilemma” by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar“Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines” by Joy Buolamwini“The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI” by Fei-Fei Li“Guardrails: Guiding Human Decisions in the Age of AI” by Urs Gasser and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger“AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future” by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan“Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code” by Ruha Benjamin“The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology” by Nita Farahany“The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future” by Orly Lobel“Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI” by Madhumita Murgia“Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” by Yuval Noah Harari“Taming Silicon Valley: How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us” by Gary Marcus“Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology” by Anu Bradford“The Quantified Worker: Law & Technology in the Modern Workplace” by Ifeoma Ajunwa“AI Snake Oil: What AI Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference” by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor“The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley” by Marietje Schaake“Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” by Chris Miller“Your Face Belongs to Us: A Tale of AI, a Secretive Startup, and the End of Privacy” by Kashmir Hill“On Privacy and Technology” by Daniel J. 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$\"\"$ \n“Still Life with French Novels and Glass with a Rose” by Vincent van Gogh, 1887 (oil on panel, modified)

The past 39 book recommendations from myAI Book Clubare listed below. If you are interested in diving deep into AI, start here:

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“Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence” by Kate Crawford
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“The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the 21st Century’s Greatest Dilemma” by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar
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“Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines” by Joy Buolamwini
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“The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI” by Fei-Fei Li
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“Guardrails: Guiding Human Decisions in the Age of AI” by Urs Gasser and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
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“AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future” by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan
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“Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code” by Ruha Benjamin
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“The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology” by Nita Farahany
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“The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future” by Orly Lobel
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“Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI” by Madhumita Murgia
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“Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” by Yuval Noah Harari
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“Taming Silicon Valley: How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us” by Gary Marcus
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“Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology” by Anu Bradford
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“The Quantified Worker: Law & Technology in the Modern Workplace” by Ifeoma Ajunwa
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“AI Snake Oil: What AI Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference” by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor
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“The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley” by Marietje Schaake
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“Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” by Chris Miller
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“Your Face Belongs to Us: A Tale of AI, a Secretive Startup, and the End of Privacy” by Kashmir Hill
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“On Privacy and Technology” by Daniel J. Solove
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“A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains” by Max Bennett
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“The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip” by Stephen Witt
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“Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
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“The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want” by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
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“Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI” by Karen Hao
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“The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by J. Haidt
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“The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource” by Chris Hayes
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“Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech” by Brian Merchant
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“Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World” by Parmy Olson
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“If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All” by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares
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“Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It” by Cory Doctorow
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“Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future” by Dan Wang
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“The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity” by Tim Wu
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“This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web” by Tim Berners-Lee
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“Power and Progress: Our 1000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity” by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
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“The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019-2025” by Dwarkesh Patel and Gavin Leech
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“The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence” by Sebastian Mallaby
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“Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control and How We Can Take It Back” by Olivier Sylvain
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“Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI” by Carissa Véliz
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“The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI” by Cory Doctorow
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What should the 40th book be? Commentwithyour recommendations below.

My AI Book Club has over 5,000 members, and you can join it for freehere.

Happy reading!

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