Die besten 100 Bücher zu Artificial Intelligence

Big Data provides an insightful look at why a change to “big data” is a major shift in how we collect, use and think about the data around us. It provides great explanations and examples of how individuals and companies already ahead of the curve are using the tools of big data to create value and profit. Casting an eye forward, the book also outlines the future implications for a big-data society in terms of the risks, opportunities and legal implications.

• Anyone who is interested in learning more about what “big data” is and what it means for society
• Anyone who is looking to make a career using big data
• Anyone from a company who is looking for opportunities to use the data the company collects

How to Create a Mind (2012) offers an intimate examination of the nuts and bolts behind how the brain works. Once we understand exactly how people think, perceive the world and decide to take action, the creation of true artificial intelligence seems a possibility that’s just around the corner.

• Anyone interested in artificial intelligence (AI)
• People who’d like to learn more about neuroscience
• Students considering a career in advanced computing

The Economic Singularity (2016) takes a long, hard look at what the future has in store for us based on the technological progress we’ve made so far. It’s clear that we’re moving toward the kind of artificial intelligence that will automate most of our jobs – but how do we plan to deal with this scenario? Find out the challenges we’ll face and what we need to do to prepare ourselves for the inevitable.

• Readers who feel threatened by the rapid progress of technology
• Tech freaks and geeks
• Economists concerned about the future

The Age of Spiritual Machines (1999) is your guide to the future. These blinks explain the new age of machines and what robotic intelligence will mean for life as we know it.

• Anyone freaking out about artificial intelligence
• Computer and social scientists
• Futurists and inventors

What To Do When Machines Do Everything (2017) takes a realistic look at what lies ahead for traditional jobs when industries adopt the next wave of automation: How can automation be incorporated into current business models? What should workers and managers expect? And what will happen to the economy as a whole?

• Readers interested in artificial intelligence or new digital technologies
• Entrepreneurs interested in automating their workforce
• Students of business strategy

AI Superpowers (2018) takes a revealing look at the US and China as the world stands at the precipice of the AI economy, a multi-trillion dollar industry of algorithms and automation. As a tech expert and venture capitalist with experience in both China and the US, author Kai-Fu Lee guides us through the past to discover how we got to where we are and what to expect in the future.

• Anyone curious about artificial intelligence
• Executives interested in emerging markets
• Futurists and technocrats

The AI Economy tackles the most pressing economic questions surrounding the rise of Artificial Intelligence. How will the development and spread of smart machines’ age affect our jobs, wages and work hours? How will it impact investment, interest rates and inequality? Acclaimed economist Roger Bootle applies his knowledge of history, technology and macroeconomics to investigate how the fourth industrial revolution will transform the global economy. 

• Business owners and investors who want to make the most of the new economy
• Government officials and policymakers who want to help people thrive in the robot age
• Individuals who wish to prepare themselves for the AI revolution

How to Speak Machine (2019) prepares us for a future where computers will play an increasingly dominant role in business, politics, and our personal lives. It helps us understand the inner workings of the machines we use every day and how their programming can perpetuate social issues or be used to exploit our personal data. By learning how to speak machine, we can arm ourselves with the knowledge we need to ensure that the future is inclusive and safe for everyone.

• Entrepreneurs interested in forming a tech start-up
• Policymakers who need to keep regulations up to date with technological advancements
• Anyone who wants to understand the basics behind how computers “think”

Human Compatible (2019) explains why the creation of a superintelligent artificial intelligence could be humanity’s final act. The blinks call to attention the potential catastrophe that humanity is heading towards, and discuss what needs to be done to avoid it. If we’re to ensure AI remains beneficial to humans in the long run, we may need to radically rethink its design.

• AI specialists who could benefit from a new approach to AI design
• Students of AI looking for an overview of its key problems
• Anyone concerned about how AI is likely to transform society in the near future

Deep Medicine (2019) explores how artificial intelligence could dramatically reshape the health-care industry, from how illnesses are diagnosed to the ways patients are cared for. Our current experience of care is “shallow,” as overworked clinicians rush through patients without truly empathizing, listening, or being present. Artificial intelligence has the power to change this – and, perhaps paradoxically, to bring the human side back to medicine.

• Health-care professionals and students
• Futurists interested in how AI may impact the health-care industry
• Anyone who’s ever been frustrated by flaws in the medical care they’ve received

Deepfakes and the Infocalypse (2020) is an urgent warning about the dangers posed by fake – but extremely realistic – audiovisual material called deepfakes. They are powered by artificial intelligence, and scammers and hackers are already using them to defraud businesses and harass individuals. Governments are joining in, as well; the use of deepfakes for propaganda is growing. We need to actively prepare for a time when deepfakes become commonplace. If we don’t, we’ll barrel headfirst into an information apocalypse.

• Anyone who hasn’t heard of deepfakes
• Citizens concerned about political polarization and the breakdown of trust in society
• Tech-savvy individuals who feel they can’t be fooled by fake content

Stealing Fire (2017) explores the controversial and exciting pursuit of altered states of consciousness. From tech entrepreneurs to BASE jumpers, meditators to festival-goers, it takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the revolutionary nonconformists trying to change the way they experience the world.

• Burning Man enthusiasts
• Entrepreneurs curious about performance hacks
• Psychology buffs interested in alternative therapies

The Science and Technology of Growing Young (2021) reveals that the Longevity Revolution is just around the corner. Thanks to developments in AI, quantum computing, and genome sequencing, we’re able to engage in genetic engineering, manufacture new body parts, and treat diseases before they’ve even begun to affect us. These developments will soon allow us to live longer and healthier lives than we ever thought possible.

• Tech geeks curious about how AI has impacted health care
• Middle-aged people wanting to reverse the effects of aging
• People who want to find out how to optimize their health to live longer, fuller lives

The Emperor’s New Mind (1989) is a timeless argument against the computability of the human mind. Taking you on a fascinating journey through math, computer science, philosophy, and physics, famous mathematician Roger Penrose explains what makes the human mind so special – and what quantum mechanics has to do with consciousness.

• Math freaks and science geeks 
• Hobby psychologists and armchair philosophers
• Anyone concerned about a robot uprising

Shape (2021) is a love letter to geometry, addressed to those who have –⁠ or thought they had –⁠ sworn off math forever. Accessible and fascinating, it shows how geometry underpins not just objects in the physical world, but also things like games, pandemics, artificial intelligence, and even American democracy. When we understand geometry, we understand a bit more about almost everything.

• Math haters convinced that geometry is boring
• Math lovers interested in how geometry intersects with other subjects
• The perennially curious

AI 2041 (2021) is a provocative work of speculative fiction with analysis that explores the ways in which AI will shake up our world over the next twenty years. We’re just at the beginning of the technological revolution that AI will bring. By imagining what that future will look like, we can start preparing for the changes to come.

• Entrepreneurs wanting to learn about how AI will transform the world of work
• Sci-fi lovers interested in exploring techno utopias and dystopias
• People curious about how societies are affected by changing technologies

What We Owe the Future (2022) makes the case for longtermism –⁠ the idea that people today have an obligation to create a good future for successive generations. Using philosophical reasoning, historical anecdotes, and social science research, it argues that the current moment could decide whether future people will live happy, flourishing lives or extraordinarily miserable ones. By carefully considering our actions with respect to issues like AI safety, biotechnology, and value lock-in, we increase the chances that future people will thrive –⁠ just as many of us do, now, thanks to people from the past.

• Activists and charity donors who want to maximize the good they do
• People interested in moral philosophy and ethics 
• Anyone concerned about the future of humanity

The Automation Advantage (2021) provides a roadmap for building automation and AI in a modern organization. From the different stages a business must go through on its automation journey to the best ways to reassure employees worried about job destruction, it shows leaders how to prosper in a future world.

• Business leaders looking to automate
• Employees at companies set to flirt with AI
• Anyone interested in how tech will transform the world

The Adaptation Advantage (2020) explores how to navigate the future of work – without worrying about the robots taking over. It provides actionable insights on how to tap into uniquely human attributes like adaptation to excel.

• Workers worried about the rise of the machines
• Managers and business owners seeking new perspectives
• Futurologists fascinated by what’s coming next

MegaThreats (2022) delves into the ten most pressing potential threats to humanity's future. The author examines the evidence and potential consequences for each threat, questioning whether we are doing enough to prevent or prepare for them.

• Futurists
• Students of economics
• Doomsday preppers

Impromptu (2023) is a speculative, in-depth conversation involving GPT-4 – a Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence. By discussing real-life stories and potential applications, it paints a future in which Artificial Intelligence is a tool that can push the limits of education, creativity, business, and more. Join the conversation, and prepare for an exciting future that will unlock the true potential of humankind.

• The curious and optimistic who are eagerly following the world-changing developments of Artificial Intelligence
• Skeptical doomsayers who would like to hear a less-dystopian outlook for the future
• Anyone unfamiliar with AI who would like to learn what all the fuss is about.

A Thousand Brains (2021) explores the fundamental nature of intelligence. It poses the theory that the brain is a collection of thousands of mini-brains, each generating and refining their own predictions. It also delves into the implications of this theory for artificial intelligence and our understanding of consciousness.

• Fans of neuroscience who are interested in the latest research
• Anyone curious about how humans think and learn
• Those ready for an in-depth guide to one of life’s great mysteries

Understanding Artificial Intelligence (2021) aims to demystify the subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for everyone, including those who don’t have an IT or mathematical background. It will give you a basic understanding of how AI works and why sometimes it makes mistakes or offers imperfect solutions.

• The AI-curious
• Nonspecialists who want to deepen their knowledge about AI
• Sci-Fi fans worried about a dystopian future ruled over by AI overlords

That Little Voice in Your Head (2022) is a guide to understanding and optimizing your brain so you can live a happier life, using concepts from computer science and neuroscience to map the mind as an operating system. It includes many simple exercises to help you take control of your brain, thoughts, and emotions to reshape your own experience and positively affect the lives of others.

• Anyone interested in achieving happiness
• People who want to increase their emotional intelligence
• Those interested in an expert computer science perspective on the human brain as AI evolves 

Rewired (2023) presents a transformative roadmap crafted by the world's foremost management consultancy. It guides businesses on enhancing customer experiences, streamlining costs, and harnessing the immense potential of digital and AI. Dive in, and position your company for unparalleled long-term success.

• Business leaders navigating digital transformation
• Teams spearheading AI-driven enterprise initiatives
• Consultants seeking proven digital strategy blueprints

The Coming Wave (2023) is a wake-up call. Artificial intelligence and genetic engineering aren’t just technologies of the future; they’re already here, and remaking the world we live in. More than any transformative technology of the past, they have the ability to make the next decades the best in human history – or the worst. Which path our societies go down is up to us and our ability to think clearly about the risks and rewards ahead of us. 

• Those interested in AI ethics and impacts
• Technologists and entrepreneurs
• Policymakers and regulators

Future Skills (2022) outlines 20 core skills that will be essential for success in an increasingly digital world. From digital literacy to social media awareness, these competencies can benefit anyone regardless of career focus or life goals.

• Those worried about the AI revolution and its impact on the future of work 
• Career optimizers seeking practical advice for the next digital age
• Anyone looking for a competitive edge in an increasingly automated world

Prediction Machines (2018) delves into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the economics of decision-making. It highlights how AI reduces the cost of predictions, reshapes business problems, and influences decision-making amid uncertainty. The work further explores the value of data in today’s AI-driven economy and the changing dynamics between human labor and automation.

• Entrepreneurs looking to leverage AI in their startups
• Business students looking at the future of industries influenced by AI
• Tech enthusiasts curious about the intersection of AI and economics

Foundation (1951) looks at the crumbling of a galactic empire from the perspective of the planet Terminus, located on the Empire’s outer edge. Terminus is home to the Foundation, a community formed by a mathematician who could predict the future and the Empire’s inevitable demise. As the Empire crumbles, the Foundation gains increasing influence through a mixture of atomic power, religion, and economic savvy.

• Sci-fi fans
• Those who’ve watched the new Foundation television series and are curious about the books
• Anyone who likes a good space opera

Human + Machine (2018) explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce, presenting a vision where human and machine collaboration enhances innovation, efficiency, and productivity. It delves into the changing landscape of various industries due to AI integration, emphasizing the new skills and roles that will become essential.

• Business leaders looking to integrate artificial intelligence into their operations
• Technology enthusiasts 
• Students and recent graduates looking to prepare for and navigate the future job market

Competing in the Age of AI (2020) unveils a future where AI is the cornerstone of business. It reveals how AI removes age-old business constraints, enabling a quantum leap in scale, scope, and learning. Step into a realm where strategy is reinvented and the economy is reimagined, offering both unprecedented opportunities and profound challenges for leaders in the digital epoch.

• Tech entrepreneurs seeking to disrupt traditional business models
• Executives exploring the impact of AI on operational and strategic decisions
• Business strategists interested in digital transformation and innovation

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979) is the first book in a series of science fiction novels that follows Arthur Dent, the only human to escape the destruction of Earth. Following his rescue by an alien researcher for the eponymous guide, Arthur’s reluctant adventure across space and time leads to an array of surreal and humorous escapades across the universe.

• Those interested in learning what the classic science fiction franchise is all about
• First-time intergalactic travelers looking to brush up on alien etiquette
• Anyone curious about the meaning of life, the universe, and everything

The Age of AI (2021) examines the evolution of artificial intelligence, how it’s increasingly integrated into all facets of life, and profound questions surrounding AI’s relationship to ethics, security, economics, and the human experience itself.

• Technology enthusiasts and professionals
• Business leaders and entrepreneurs
• Policymakers and ethicists

A City on Mars (2023) explores what would really happen if humans were to settle in space. Would we live up to the great promise of starting life anew on another planet? Or would we mess it all up, as usual? This engaging and funny guide answers every question imaginable about the prospects of space life – from making babies to interplanetary legal systems.

• Aspiring astronauts and space explorers 
• Science fiction fans fascinated by speculative futures
• Armchair philosophers and ethicists intrigued by thought experiments

All-in On AI (2018) unpacks the critical interplay between human skills and artificial intelligence in driving successful business transformation. It contends that organizational culture, leadership, and talent are equally, if not more, crucial as technology.

• Business transformation leaders 
• AI enthusiasts 
• People interested in organizational culture

The ChatGPT Millionaire (2024) explores the many ways ChatGPT can help people in the working world. It first explores techniques and tips for using the platform, before detailing a range of ways the AI technology can be useful not only to small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers across industries, but also to those looking to set up passive income streams and gain financial freedom. 

• Anyone interested in making money using ChatGPT
• Freelancers curious about how ChatGPT can improve productivity
• Business owners looking to streamline their processes

The War of the Worlds (1898) tells the classic story of what happened when a series of mysterious cylinders landed in rural English villages at the end of the nineteenth century. What starts as a curious anomaly becomes a horrific tale of intergalactic invasion that has thrilled readers for over a hundred years.

• Fans of classic sci-fi
• Anyone interested in literary history
• Visitors from Mars

Power And Prediction (2018) explores the impact of AI's advancements in prediction on decision-making processes, where AI handles the predictive elements and human judgment is important in their interpretation and application.

• AI enthusiasts
• Business leaders
• Career strategists

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1935) is a pioneering examination of how mechanical reproduction – particularly via photography and film – transformed the nature, value, and perception of art. It explores the concept of the "aura" of a work of art and how this aura diminishes in a reproduced work.

• Art history students
• Modern artists and critics
• Scholars interested in media theory

AI for Business Leaders (2023) unveils the transformative power of artificial intelligence in reshaping business strategies, operations, and competitive landscapes. It guides you through integrating AI into your business, offering strategies for overcoming implementation hurdles, enhancing customer experiences, and achieving sustainable growth. Engage with this comprehensive analysis to unlock AI’s potential in driving your business forward.

• Tech-savvy entrepreneurs seeking competitive advantages
• Executives interested in AI-driven operational efficiency
• Marketing professionals exploring AI for customer engagement

Marketing Artificial Intelligence (2022) unravels the transformative journey of marketing in the AI era, inviting you to explore the seismic shifts reshaping audience engagement and the essence of marketing strategies. Dive into the world where AI’s fusion with human creativity opens new avenues for innovation, personalization, and efficiency, fundamentally altering how we connect with consumers. This guide provides insights to navigate the evolving digital landscape, making AI an indispensable ally in crafting the future of marketing.

• Marketing professionals exploring AI integration
• Business leaders seeking competitive advantage
• Technology enthusiasts curious about AI’s impact

Co-Intelligence (2024) explores the benefits of partnering with generative, language-based artificial intelligence (AI) in education, the workplace, and any area of life you wish to excel in. By harnessing the potential of new AI technology, and better understanding its limitations, you can use AI to significantly enhance your performance and potential.

• Workplace professionals wanting to benefit from AI
• AI amateurs looking to advance their user skills
• Curious luddites wishing to learn about AI

Atlas of AI (2021) reveals how AI is a technology of extraction, from minerals to labor to data. It presents AI as a global network which is driving a shift toward undemocratic governance and political centralization.

• Entrepreneurs and policymakers seeking to inform themselves about the AI industry
• People interested in the intersection of technology, politics, and society
• Anyone concerned about the social and moral consequences of emerging technologies

Brave New Words (2024) delves into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on various aspects of our lives, from education and work to healthcare and scientific research. It navigates the ethical challenges surrounding advanced AI while presenting an optimistic outlook on its potential to drive innovation and improve the human condition.

• Curious minds interested in the future of learning and the potential impact of AI on education
• Those pondering how AI may reshape the job market, and what skills are needed to thrive
• Anyone interested in the potential  long-term impacts of AI on humanity

The Singularity Is Nearer (2023) explores the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and its potential to revolutionize human life. It examines the author’s earlier predictions about AI reaching human-level intelligence, discusses exponential technological growth, and contemplates both the promises and perils of emerging areas such as nanotechnology and biotechnology.

• Tech enthusiasts
• Policymakers and ethicists
• Philosophers and futurists

Building Your Money Machine with ChatGPT (2024) opens up new possibilities for online business using AI to streamline tasks and spark creativity. It shows you how ChatGPT can assist in automating your marketing, generating fresh ideas, and increasing productivity. This guide is your key to transforming AI into a valuable business partner.

• Small business owners seeking AI-driven marketing and productivity enhancements
• Freelancers looking to streamline tasks and boost creativity
• Entrepreneurs exploring innovative tools to grow their online presence

The Mind's Mirror (2024) explores the possibilities and risks of artificial intelligence. Aiming to provide readers with an understanding of AI's workings, it explores how AI can enhance human capabilities across various fields, while also addressing the societal challenges it presents. 

• Tech enthusiasts interested in the latest AI developments
• Curious people who want to understand how neural networks function
• Anyone who want to understand how AI is shaping our world

Scary Smart (2021) explores the rapid development of artificial intelligence and the potential consequences if it’s not guided by human values. It emphasizes the responsibility to shape AI in a way that ensures it serves humanity’s best interests. Ethical considerations are urgently needed as AI continues to evolve and potentially surpass human intelligence.

• Tech professionals interested in AI ethics and development
• Entrepreneurs exploring AI’s impact on business and society
• Anyone curious about AI’s potential risks and benefits

The Human Condition (1958) invites you to explore how action, labor, and work shape your life and the world you live in. Through these core activities, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of what freedom truly means, see how your daily choices impact society, and reflect on your role in the ongoing story of human experience.

• Philosophy enthusiasts interested in the nature of human existence
• Politics junkies wanting to explore the role of action in society
• Anyone curious about the interplay between public and private life

Nexus (2024) explores how information networks, from storytelling and books to the internet and AI, have shaped human history. It lays bare the risks technology currently poses to these networks and defines the critical decisions humanity must make to safeguard information, power, order, and truth.

• History lovers who want to uncover the fascinating history of information
• Futurists wondering what’s next for information technology
• Ethicists invested in the moral implications of the digital revolution

IRREPLACEABLE ( 2024 ) explores the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence and automation in the workforce. It examines how these technologies are reshaping industries, while also emphasizing the importance of uniquely human skills that cannot be replicated by machines. By offering insights on how individuals and businesses can adapt to this transformation, it provides a framework for the use of technology in a manner that enhances personal, professional, and entrepreneurial growth.

• Anyone curious about AI’s impact on jobs
• Business leaders aiming to integrate AI into their companies
• Individuals wanting to stay relevant in an automated world.

AI Snake Oil (2024) explores the myths and misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence, particularly focusing on where AI fails to deliver on its promises. It critically examines the limitations of current technologies such as generative AI, predictive AI, and content moderation AI, emphasizing the need for a grounded understanding of what AI can and cannot achieve. 

• Anyone keen to educate themselves about AI 
• Policymakers and industry regulators 
• Business and community leaders exploring AI adoption

Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI for Beginners (2023) introduces foundational concepts of artificial intelligence and generative AI. Covering key topics like machine learning, neural networks, and natural language processing, it aims to simplify complex ideas for newcomers to the field. Through practical examples, it demonstrates how AI is applied in real-world settings, offering an accessible and engaging way to explore this rapidly evolving technology.

• Tech enthusiasts curious about AI and generative technologies
• Beginners seeking simple explanations of complex AI concepts
• Professionals exploring AI's real-world applications and potential impacts

The AI-fication of Jobs (2024) unpacks the seismic shifts AI is bringing to the job market, from mass automation to the rise of supercharged professionals. It serves as both a wake-up call and a guide, showing readers how to embrace AI-driven change and thrive in the careers of tomorrow.

• Professionals in technology and AI
• Students and workers entering the job market
• Anyone interested in the future of AI

Supremacy (2024) takes you inside the high-stakes race to build Artificial General Intelligence. From groundbreaking innovations to the hidden dangers of AI monopolies, you can see how the quest for smarter machines can reshape the world – for better or worse. It raises the important question, are we on the verge of a technological utopia, or heading toward a future full of unforeseen risks?

• Tech enthusiasts
• Business leaders and investors
• Anyone curious about the future

Growth (2024) challenges the long-held belief that economic growth is the ultimate goal for society. It also puts forth a new philosophy that prioritizes environmental sustainability, social equity, and future generations over relentless growth – inviting us to rethink the very foundations of our economy.

• Anyone concerned about the future
• Economists and policymakers
• Environmentalists and social justice advocates

Superagency (2025) offers a bold vision of how artificial intelligence can amplify human potential and reshape society for the better. It delves into AI’s transformative impact across fields like personalized education, medical research, and even democratic governance, revealing the possibilities for a smarter, more efficient future.

• Tech enthusiasts eager to explore AI’s transformative potential
• Business leaders seeking insights on AI-driven innovation and strategy
• Futurists and policymakers interested in AI’s impact on society

Source Code (2025) takes you inside Bill Gates’s journey – from writing his first lines of code to the high-stakes battle to keep Microsoft afloat. Packed with ambition and innovation, this memoir offers a rare glimpse into the defining moments that shaped both Gates and the future of technology.

• Tech enthusiasts and programmers
• Entrepreneurs and business leaders
• Fans of biographies and memoirs

The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto (2025) recounts the hunt for the pseudonymous creator of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, who disappeared after introducing the cryptocurrency to an obscure online forum in 2008. It follows the author’s global search through an array of eccentric suspects while illustrating Bitcoin’s evolution from libertarian ideal to financial phenomenon attracting both visionaries and opportunists.

• Cryptocurrency enthusiasts who want to understand Bitcoin's origins
• Tech history buffs interested in one of the digital age's greatest unsolved mysteries
• Anyone curious about the cypherpunk movement that birthed the blockchain

Smart Until It’s Dumb (2023) explores the gap between what artificial intelligence appears to achieve and what it actually understands. It challenges the hype surrounding modern AI by revealing how systems that seem intelligent often rely on shallow tricks and fail in unpredictable ways. It urges a more grounded view of AI’s capabilities and its role in society.

• Curious professionals working in tech or AI
• Skeptical entrepreneurs exploring automation tools
• Cautious investors evaluating AI-driven startups

AI Valley (2025) chronicles the high-stakes race to capitalize on artificial intelligence following ChatGPT’s explosive debut, focusing on LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman as they build an AI startup amid fierce competition from tech giants. It reveals how the economics of AI shifted power back to established companies, threatening Silicon Valley’s startup culture while promising to fundamentally reshape human-computer interaction.

• Tech entrepreneurs exploring AI startup opportunities
• Curious investors evaluating artificial intelligence markets
• People interested in Silicon Valley power dynamics

Fintech Wars (2024) explores how digital finance has upended traditional banking and reshaped how money moves through the world. Drawing on insider access and interviews with pioneering founders, it reveals the risks, rivalries, and breakthroughs that fueled fintech’s rise – from early innovators to trillion-dollar powerhouses.

• Investors interested in the patterns driving successful financial innovation
• Tech enthusiasts curious about the human stories behind familiar apps
• Students of business or finance wanting real-world case studies of industry disruption

AI Made Simple (2023) demystifies the fast-evolving world of generative AI and shows how individuals and businesses can use it to boost creativity, productivity, and impact. It explains the fundamentals of how tools like ChatGPT work, explores their real-world applications, and offers a clear, practical guide to adopting AI responsibly and effectively. With urgency and optimism, it makes the case that embracing AI is no longer optional – it’s essential.

• People just getting started learning how to use tools like ChatGPT
• Business owners looking for ways to better leverage AI
• Parents trying to keep up with the technology impacting their kids’ lives

Teaching with AI (2024) addresses the urgent need for AI literacy in education by showing teachers how to work with artificial intelligence, rather than against it. It transforms common fears about student cheating and teaching methods into actionable strategies that strengthen both learning outcomes and teacher effectiveness. 

• Educators at all levels who are grappling with AI’s impact on their classrooms
• Parents concerned about their children’s AI use and learning
• Anyone helping students or community members develop critical evaluation skills for AI-generated content

Artificial Intelligence for Learning (2024) explores how AI can be strategically and practically applied to improve learning and development in organizations. It clarifies common misconceptions, explains the learning science behind generative AI, and offers guidance in areas such as personalized content, chatbot support, and ethical considerations.

• Educators and instructional designers adopting AI in learning
• Corporate training and development leaders using edtech
• Curious professionals exploring the future of education

Know Decide Act (2024) is an empowered take on AI’s potential to transform the workplace. It offers practical walkthroughs to move from workflow drudgery to AI enhanced workflows that boost work quality and productivity, along with practical strategies for implementing AI tools across every kind of workplace. 

Want to free up 5 to 20 more hours during the work week? This is the book. You'll learn how to use 20 ai tools that the author uses every week.

• Managers who want to use AI to drive performance and innovation
• Workers keen to retain their edge in an increasingly automated workplace
• Freelancers ready to scale their offering with smart AI tools

Read Write Code (2021) introduces the fundamentals of computer science and programming in a clear, accessible way for beginners. It covers core concepts like data, algorithms, the internet, and AI, helping readers build confidence in coding and computational thinking so they can better engage with the digital world around them. 

• Anyone curious about learning to code 
• Students commencing study in computer science 
• Teachers seeking to introduce key coding concepts 

The Deep Learning Revolution (2018) tells the story of how a small group of researchers transformed artificial intelligence by studying how the human brain actually learns. It explores the shift from rule-based programming to data-driven neural networks, revealing how this biological approach created the AI technologies that now power everything from voice assistants to self-driving cars.

• Science buffs and tech enthusiasts who want to understand the foundational principles behind AI tools
• Educators and teachers grappling with how AI is changing classroom dynamics and seeking perspective on the technology's origins and implications
• Anyone concerned about job automation or seeking to understand what makes human intelligence unique and irreplaceable

AI for Educators (2023) explores how artificial intelligence will fundamentally transform teaching and learning. It serves as a practical handbook to help teachers understand and use AI, while offering classroom strategies and time-saving techniques. It also prepares educators to help students navigate the AI-driven future they will inherit.

• School administrators crafting policies for the era of ChatGPT
• Professors tired of playing detective with student essays
• Teachers drowning in grading who want their evenings back

The AI-Driven Leader (2024) reveals how business leaders can break free from operational overwhelm and gain a competitive edge by strategically partnering with AI. This practical guide provides real-world examples and actionable prompts to help you transform data into rapid decisions, amplify your team’s impact, and achieve strategic clarity. Learn to harness AI as your ultimate thought partner to accelerate growth, outpace competitors, and maximize productivity in an increasingly AI-driven business landscape.

• CEOs ready to break free from daily operations and focus on strategic growth
• Small business owners who want to harness AI to compete with larger concerns
• Managers ready to transform team productivity

The Robot-Proof Recruiter (2019) argues that while AI and automation threaten traditional recruiting methods, the solution isn’t better technology but better humanity, showing recruiters how to leverage distinctly human skills like curiosity, empathy, and relationship-building to stand out in an oversaturated digital landscape. 

• Recruiters who want to grab the attention of quality candidates
• HR professionals ready to optimize their hiring processes
• Hiring managers keen to employ the right candidate, first time

Empire of AI (2025) chronicles the evolution of OpenAI from an idealistic nonprofit into a $157 billion empire. It details the messy power struggles, untold human tragedies, and backroom partnerships that defined the unlikely race to build ChatGPT. This explosive goes beyond the hype and helps you to understand the real power dynamics shaping the technology that could very well define your future.

• Users of ChatGPT curious about how the technology came into being
• Anyone concerned with the hidden ethical costs of new technologies
• Tech enthusiasts who love stories of Silicon Valley power

The Magic of Code (2025) argues that code functions as the fundamental building block of our digital world, with the power to create virtual worlds, connect people globally, and serve as a gateway to understanding connections among diverse fields like language, mythology, and human thought patterns. 

• Curious non-techies ready to discover the hidden magic shaping their reality
• Burnt-out programmers who need to reignite their love of code
• Artists who want to unlock a new creative medium

Deep Future (2025) argues that the tech industry has focused too narrowly on software and digital disruption while neglecting the fundamental physical industries that sustain human life: energy, manufacturing, food, and infrastructure. If we think bigger, we can enter an era of "Deep Tech," where advanced technologies will finally tackle these massive, previously ignored challenges that affect everyone on Earth. 

• Entrepreneurs who want to solve real problems instead of just launching apps
• Engineers who want to apply their technical skills to meaningful challenges
• Investors who want to identify paradigm-breaking opportunities

Data (2025) offers a practical framework to move your business from a source of constant anxiety to a predictable and manageable enterprise. You’ll learn to replace gut feelings with objective facts by identifying the few key numbers that give you a true pulse on your company's health. This shift provides the clarity and confidence to lead effectively and achieve the freedom you've been working for.

• Entrepreneurs feeling stuck and overwhelmed by their business
• Leadership teams seeking alignment and objective performance metrics
• Managers who want to empower their teams with clarity

The Cybernetic Society (2025) explores how humans and intelligent machines have fused into a single hybrid system that now shapes every aspect of life. It shows how this symbiosis offers both promise and peril, from adaptive “cognitive cities” to autonomous weapons that accelerate conflict. Ultimately, it argues that the future will depend on whether these feedback-driven systems are designed to extend freedom and human potential or to deepen control and dependence.

• Technology professionals and innovators
• Business and policy decision-makers
• Students and curious readers of society and futures

Prompting Made Simple (2025) is a straight-forward beginner’s guide to the art of asking the right questions in the age of AI. It teaches you how to communicate effectively with ChatGPT and other AI tools to unlock superhuman productivity and creativity in everything from business decisions to vacation planning.

• Overwhelmed AI beginners who need practical guidance on using ChatGPT and similar tools
• Professionals who want to leverage AI tools for productivity and competitive advantage
• Educators, writers, and creatives seeking to use AI for content creation

Me, My Customer, and AI (2025) explores how entrepreneurs can harness artificial intelligence to experiment faster, reduce barriers to entry, and build more customer-focused businesses. It shows how AI can act as a co-pilot for founders, supporting innovation while leaving space for the human qualities of empathy and insight. With practical frameworks and exercises, it helps translate AI’s potential into sustainable competitive advantage.

• Ambitious startup founders seeking AI-driven growth
• Experienced business leaders modernizing customer strategies
• Anyone eager to understand entrepreneurship today

Robin Hood Math (2025) is your backstage pass to the hidden math running rankings, credit scores, and the feeds you didn’t choose. The good news is, by familiarizing yourself with these formulas, you can gain a street-smart toolkit that will help you build your own rankings, average predictions the right way, update beliefs, and “train” your social algorithms. It’s a practical playbook to take back a little power – both online and off.

• Anyone tired of being fed junk on their social media feeds
• Creators and marketers curious about the math behind a viral video
• People interested in the ethics of modern technology

Adapt or Die (2020)  argues that warehouse and shipping operations are critical competitive factors that most companies neglect, leading to wasted profits and the inability to compete with marketplace giants like Amazon. It demonstrates how seemingly small decisions – like choosing the wrong packaging – can push companies into losses, while showing how end-to-end automation can optimize every aspect of fulfillment from packaging to carrier selection. 

• E-commerce execs ready to turn fulfilment costs into competitive advantages
• Independent retailers who need warehousing strategies in an Amazon-dominated world
• Supply-chain professionals who want to automate for sustainable growth

How Progress Ends (2025) traces the fragile balance between chaos and order that drives technological advancement. It examines why this balance breaks down and how both America and China now risk the stagnation that comes when incumbents block disruptive innovation. Nations rise when they match the right system to the moment – and fall when they don't.

• Historians exploring the long-term drivers of national economic destinies
• Policymakers crafting strategies for national innovation and industrial growth
• Business leaders navigating technological disruption and corporate stagnation

The Intelligence Explosion (2025) explores how the rise of generative AI has tied society to powerful but opaque systems. It warns we’re at a critical inflection point as the race toward a more humanlike AI accelerates amid hype, profit motives, and weak guardrails. It also highlights risks like bias, hallucinations, copyright battles, job loss, and how misaligned goals can still lead to manipulation or disaster – even without “evil” intent.

• Policymakers and regulators evaluating AI risks and governance
• Tech leaders and product managers deploying generative models
• Journalists and researchers covering the ethics and impact of AI

Vibe Coding (2025) explores how software creation is evolving – transitioning from typing every line of code to directing AI collaborators through natural language. It guides you in adopting the “Head Chef” mindset to channel AI’s capabilities effectively – and manage its inherent quirks with discipline.

• Software engineers seeking massive productivity gains
• Technology leaders navigating the AI transformation
• Former programmers wanting an easier return to coding

Decision-Driven Analytics (2024) challenges the traditional approach of data-driven decision-making by proposing that organizations should begin with the decisions they need to make rather than starting with available data. It presents a framework built on four pillars that helps bridge the gap between data analysts and business decision-makers, addressing the common problem of the failure of analytics efforts when data analysis becomes disconnected from actual business decisions. Rather than treating data as the starting point, this approach emphasizes human judgment in determining which questions matter most for organizational impact.

• Professionals drowning in data seeking clearer decision-making strategies
• Managers bridging gaps between analytics teams and business goals
• Leaders questioning whether more data actually improves their choices

What is Intelligence? (2025) repositions AI not as a looming alien mind, but as a natural continuation of life’s long, messy story of evolution, cooperation, and prediction. It weaves together bacteria, brains, cities, and neural networks to show how intelligence emerges wherever systems learn to model themselves and their world. It takes us through the past, present, and future of AI, while describing our place in it.

• Anyone curious about AI breakthroughs and what they mean
• People who enjoy big-picture ideas about evolution and human intelligence
• Science geeks interested in the history of computing

Gilded Rage (2025) exposes how tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel became radicalized members of the MAGA movement and, more importantly, why. It unravels the strategic machinations of Big Tech’s support for Trump and lays bare just how much both parties stand to gain from what was, to start with, the unlikeliest of alliances.

• Voters who want to know how their political choices are really being shaped
• Tech workers ready to reckon with the industry’s rightwing shift
• Anyone still making sense of the 2024 US election

The Means of Prediction (2025) reveals that artificial intelligence isn’t an inevitable force beyond our control, but rather a tool shaped by whoever holds its reins. Through accessible explanations of how AI functions, it exposes the real tension at play: not humans versus machines, but a struggle between those who own the technology and everyone else. It argues that we need democratic oversight of this technology now, before those in power can cement their advantage.

• Tech professionals seeking to understand AI’s social and economic implications
• Business leaders curious about the dynamics shaping AI’s development and deployment
• Students in economics, computer science, or social sciences exploring the intersection of technology and society

Shared Wisdom (2025) explores the relationship between technological progress and human nature – and reveals how we can utilize innovations like AI in a way that benefits everyone. Drawing lessons from historic technological milestones and their impact, it shows how smartly used, these gadgets can amplify our collective intelligence and help us solve pressing global challenges.

• Entrepreneurs seeking to develop AI and digital platforms that enhance rather than harm human society
• Social scientists interested in understanding how cultural evolution and technological change intersect
• Concerned citizens wanting to understand how to shape technology's role in addressing climate change and social challenges

Prompt Engineering for Generative AI (2024) is a comprehensive guide to working effectively with text and image generating AI. It highlights five key principles that form the backbone of effective prompts for large language models like ChatGPT and diffusion models like Stable Diffusion. It explores the computational mechanisms behind these models, and gives a host of practical tips and ideas for improving your AI workflow.

• Content creators using ChatGPT or similar platforms
• Business professionals seeking competitive AI advantages
• Developers wanting to harness AI tools effectively

Monster Transformation (2025) presents a practical approach to organizational change in an era shaped by generative AI. It explains how transformation depends on developing specific human and organizational capabilities, and it shows how these competencies help teams adapt, learn, and operate effectively as technology reshapes work.

• Leaders driving AI transformation
• Teams building adaptive organizations
• Professionals developing future-ready skills

Human Edge in the AI Age (2025) explores how to thrive in an era where artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the nature of work and human value. Inspired by decades of hands-on business experience and ancient Indian wisdom, it introduces proven mantras that help you identify and strengthen distinctly human capabilities – making sure you stay essential as machines grow more capable.

• Professionals who want to future-proof their skills as AI transforms their industries
• Entrepreneurs seeking to identify opportunities created by AI and understand how to build human-centered ventures
• Anyone curious about their place in an AI-driven future

The Next Renaissance (2025) explores how AI’s ability to deliver limitless cognitive power at near-zero cost will reshape work, health care, education, and finance. It examines the technological and societal thresholds that will determine outcomes, addressing both the promise and the costs.

• Technology leaders and executives navigating AI adoption decisions in their organizations
• Educators and administrators rethinking what learning looks like when AI handles cognitive work
• Anyone curious about AI who wants to move beyond hype and understand both promise and peril

Evil Robots, Killer Computers, and Other Myths (2021) cuts through the fear-inducing hype surrounding artificial intelligence to explain how AI actually works and why the dystopian scenarios of science fiction remain firmly in the realm of fantasy. It explores today’s remarkable AI technologies – from facial recognition to self-driving cars – while clarifying why these systems can’t evolve into the superintelligent machines of popular culture.

• Job seekers who want to understand the AI employment landscape
• Policy makers grappling with how to regulate use of AI
• Tech workers who need to understand the real capabilities of AI tools

The AI-First Company (2021) argues that businesses which deliberately build AI into their core operations from the start – rather than bolting it on later – are the ones poised to dominate their industries. It walks you through how to identify valuable data, build the right teams, integrate AI into existing workflows, and reinvest the gains from automation to keep compounding a competitive edge.

• Business owners looking to stay ahead of competitors
• Product managers seeking smarter, data-driven growth
• Strategy-focused professionals tired of empty AI hype

Flash Teams (2025) is a hands-on guide to assembling and running on-demand, computationally powered groups of experts. It explores how to tap online labor markets and artificial intelligence to recruit top talent in minutes and adjust to project changes on the fly. Put these strategies to work, and the way you tackle complex challenges shifts completely, letting you scale operations without the drag of traditional hiring.

• Project managers seeking agile talent sourcing strategies
• Startup founders building digital products on tight schedules
• Human resource leaders exploring artificial intelligence integration

Open to Work (2026) lays out how you can handle the swift arrival of artificial intelligence in the modern workplace. You’ll find practical frameworks for shifting your daily workload onto uniquely human capabilities. Building those skills lets you carve out a sturdy, customized career path in an unpredictable economy.

• Professionals working through the arrival of artificial intelligence at work
• Managers hoping to spark innovation within their current teams
• Individuals set on building sturdy, highly adaptable careers

The Next Big Thing (2026) explores emerging technologies that could reshape how we live, work, and solve global challenges. It looks at innovations in areas like energy, infrastructure, transportation, computing, and artificial intelligence, showing how today’s scientific breakthroughs may become tomorrow’s everyday realities.

• Technology enthusiasts tracking future innovations
• Practical science fans seeking accessible breakthroughs
• Anyone interested in tomorrow’s possibilities

Reboot (2026) offers an in-depth analysis of the role of AI in shaping our democratic institutions. It makes the claim that our democracy is facing a number of crises, which are being aggravated by interested parties’ use of AI tools. But its standpoint is ultimately optimistic, giving examples of how AI is currently being used to safeguard and even reinvent democratic practices, and ultimately giving a roadmap for a future where AI works for us, not against us. 

• Defenders of democracy looking for new ways to act
• Policymakers and civil workers overwhelmed with modern demands
• Students of society tracking the effects of the AI revolution