Artificial intelligence is being incorporated into so much of our technology and digital activities that “AI” has become a household term. But do we really know what we’re talking about? Despite its growing ubiquity, AI literacy is lagging behind.
Keep up with the rapid pace of innovation by checking out these eight books about where AI came from, what it can do for you now, and where its future will take us.
Artificial Integrity: The Paths to Leading AI Toward a Human-Centered Future
By Hamilton Mann
Introducing the transformative concept of “artificial integrity,” Mann proposes a paradigm shift, defining a “code of design” to ensure AI systems align with, amplify, and sustain human values and societal norms. Read our Book Bite summary, by author Hamilton Mann, in the Next Big Idea App or View on Amazon
AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference
By Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor
From two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI—and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by co-author Arvind Narayanan, in the Next Big Idea App or View on Amazon
Irreplaceable: The Art of Standing Out in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By Pascal Bornet
An award-winning AI expert, former McKinsey executive, and Top Voice in Technology with over 1 million LinkedIn followers, unveils the ultimate guide for working, living, and leading organizations in a rapidly changing, AI-driven world. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Pascal Bornet, in the Next Big Idea App or View on Amazon
Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World
By Parmy Olson
The astonishing story of the battle between these two AI firms, their struggles to use their tech for good, and the hazardous direction they could go as they serve two tech monopolies whose power is unprecedented in history. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Parmy Olson, in the Next Big Idea App or View on Amazon
Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
By Anil Ananthaswamy
A rich, narrative explanation of the mathematics that has brought us machine learning and the ongoing explosion of artificial intelligence. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Anil Ananthaswamy, in the Next Big Idea App or View on Amazon
Mastering AI: A Survival Guide to Our Superpowered Future
By Jeremy Kahn
Dramatic predictions of AI’s impact over the next decade, from reshaping our economy and the way we work, learn, and create to unknitting our social fabric, jeopardizing our democracy, and fundamentally altering the way we think. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Jeremy Kahn, in the Next Big Idea App or View on Amazon
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
By Madhumita Murgia
A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, revealing the perils and inequities of our growing reliance on automated decision-making. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Madhumita Murgia, in the Next Big Idea App or View on Amazon
AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI’s Future and Save Our Own
By Verity Harding
Verity Harding draws inspiring lessons from the histories of three twentieth-century tech revolutions—the space race, in vitro fertilization, and the internet—to empower each of us to join the conversation about AI and its possible futures. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Verity Harding, in the Next Big Idea App or View on Amazon
The Key Ideas in 15 Minutes
“If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books,” Roald Dahl once famously said. The only trouble is, reading even one book from cover to cover takes hours—and you may not have many hours to spare.
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With the Next Big Idea App, we’ve turned this fantasy into a reality. We partnered with hundreds of acclaimed authors to create “Book Bites,” short audio summaries of the latest nonfiction that are prepared and read aloud by the authors themselves. Discover cutting-edge leadership skills, productivity hacks, the science of happiness and well-being, and much more—all in the time it takes to drive to work or walk the dog.
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