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Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
A blade-covered god awaits seven pilgrims. One wish, six deaths. Their stories are their only armor.
4.28
300k+
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Hyperion
A blade-covered god awaits seven pilgrims. One wish, six deaths. Their stories are their only armor.
by Dan Simmons 1989 500 pages
4.28
300k+ ratings
Co-Intelligence
by Ethan Mollick • 2024
AI is an intern that never sleeps and sometimes lies. Managing it means rewriting the rules.
3.93
16k+
Co-Intelligence Summary
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Co-Intelligence
AI is an intern that never sleeps and sometimes lies. Managing it means rewriting the rules.
by Ethan Mollick 2024 256 pages
3.93
16k+ ratings
Superintelligence
by Nick Bostrom • 2014
A superhuman intelligence won't hate us. It will just want our atoms.
3.85
21k+
Superintelligence Summary
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Superintelligence
A superhuman intelligence won't hate us. It will just want our atoms.
by Nick Bostrom 2014 352 pages
3.85
21k+ ratings
Life 3.0
by Max Tegmark • 2017
Superintelligence is coming. The problem isn't building it; it's making sure it wants what we want.
3.99
27k+
Life 3.0 Summary
Life 3.0
Superintelligence is coming. The problem isn't building it; it's making sure it wants what we want.
by Max Tegmark 2017 364 pages
3.99
27k+ ratings
Nexus
by Yuval Noah Harari • 2024
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
4.16
51k+
Nexus Summary
Nexus
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
by Yuval Noah Harari 2024 528 pages
4.16
51k+ ratings
The Coming Wave
by Mustafa Suleyman • 2023
AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?
3.80
15k+
The Coming Wave Summary
The Coming Wave
AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?
by Mustafa Suleyman 2023 332 pages
3.80
15k+ ratings
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future
by Henry Kissinger • 2021
A new intelligence is reshaping knowledge, strategy, and order; it is an actor, not a tool.
3.43
5k+
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future Summary
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future
A new intelligence is reshaping knowledge, strategy, and order; it is an actor, not a tool.
by Henry Kissinger 2021 205 pages
3.43
5k+ ratings
Unmasking AI
by Joy Buolamwini • 2023
AI couldn’t see her face. So she put on a white mask and exposed a billion-dollar bias.
4.10
1k+
Unmasking AI Summary
Unmasking AI
AI couldn’t see her face. So she put on a white mask and exposed a billion-dollar bias.
by Joy Buolamwini 2023 317 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Origin
by Dan Brown • 2017
A tech prophet's murder mid-reveal forces Langdon to flee Barcelona and unlock his encrypted secret.
3.90
300k+
Origin Summary
Origin
A tech prophet's murder mid-reveal forces Langdon to flee Barcelona and unlock his encrypted secret.
by Dan Brown 2017 480 pages
3.90
300k+ ratings
Deep Medicine
by Eric J. Topol • 2019
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
4.01
2k+
Deep Medicine Summary
Deep Medicine
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
by Eric J. Topol 2019 341 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Teaching with AI
by José Antonio Bowen • 2024
AI sets a new floor for competent work. Education must now teach what AI cannot do.
3.78
500+
Teaching with AI Summary
Teaching with AI
AI sets a new floor for competent work. Education must now teach what AI cannot do.
by José Antonio Bowen 2024 270 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge • 1992
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
4.13
67k+
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992 613 pages
4.13
67k+ ratings
Superagency
by Reid Hoffman • 2025
AI multiplies human agency. That power will concentrate or spread. The choice is ours.
3.33
1k+
Superagency Summary
Superagency
AI multiplies human agency. That power will concentrate or spread. The choice is ours.
by Reid Hoffman 2025 286 pages
3.33
1k+ ratings
Deep Utopia
by Nick Bostrom • 2024
Machines solve every problem. What's left for us to do, and does it matter?
3.61
500+
Deep Utopia Summary
Deep Utopia
Machines solve every problem. What's left for us to do, and does it matter?
by Nick Bostrom 2024 536 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
The Singularity Is Near
by Ray Kurzweil • 2005
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
3.93
12k+
The Singularity Is Near Summary
The Singularity Is Near
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
by Ray Kurzweil 2005 652 pages
3.93
12k+ ratings
AI Ethics
by Mark Coeckelbergh • 2020
Your phone, your hospital, your job: AI is already there. The ethics have barely begun.
3.63
500+
AI Ethics Summary
AI Ethics
Your phone, your hospital, your job: AI is already there. The ethics have barely begun.
by Mark Coeckelbergh 2020 248 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
The Business Case for AI
by Kavita Ganesan • 2022
The AI project graveyard is full. How to frame, build, and measure ones that pay off.
3.92
262
The Business Case for AI Summary
The Business Case for AI
The AI project graveyard is full. How to frame, build, and measure ones that pay off.
by Kavita Ganesan 2022 316 pages
3.92
262 ratings
The Nvidia Way
by Tae Kim • 2024
The rules that saved Nvidia from bankruptcy now run a three-trillion-dollar company.
4.31
4k+
The Nvidia Way Summary
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The Nvidia Way
The rules that saved Nvidia from bankruptcy now run a three-trillion-dollar company.
by Tae Kim 2024 268 pages
4.31
4k+ ratings
The Thinking Machine
by Stephen Witt • 2025
Two $500 gaming cards in a student bedroom triggered the AI revolution. Nvidia was ready.
4.30
4k+
The Thinking Machine Summary
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The Thinking Machine
Two $500 gaming cards in a student bedroom triggered the AI revolution. Nvidia was ready.
by Stephen Witt 2025 272 pages
4.30
4k+ ratings
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie
A starship's AI, reduced to one body, hunts the tyrant who killed the officer she loved.
3.99
100k+
Ancillary Justice Summary
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Ancillary Justice
A starship's AI, reduced to one body, hunts the tyrant who killed the officer she loved.
by Ann Leckie 2013 386 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
AI Snake Oil
by Arvind Narayanan • 2024
AI isn't one thing. What predicts barely beats random chance; what creates is widely misused.
3.89
2k+
AI Snake Oil Summary
AI Snake Oil
AI isn't one thing. What predicts barely beats random chance; what creates is widely misused.
by Arvind Narayanan 2024 360 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
AI Needs You
by Verity Harding • 2024
AI won't be fixed by engineers alone: history shows democratic boundaries spark best breakthroughs.
3.55
259
AI Needs You Summary
AI Needs You
AI won't be fixed by engineers alone: history shows democratic boundaries spark best breakthroughs.
by Verity Harding 2024 288 pages
3.55
259 ratings
Neuromancer
by William Gibson • 1984
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
3.89
300k+
Neuromancer Summary
Neuromancer
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
by William Gibson 1984 268 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Our Final Invention
by James Barrat • 2013
An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.
3.72
3k+
Our Final Invention Summary
Our Final Invention
An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.
by James Barrat 2013 322 pages
3.72
3k+ ratings
Computing machinery and intelligence
by Alan M. Turing • 1950
Fool the interrogator through conversation alone, and the machine deserves to be called intelligent.
4.15
500+
Computing machinery and intelligence Summary
Computing machinery and intelligence
Fool the interrogator through conversation alone, and the machine deserves to be called intelligent.
by Alan M. Turing 1950 24 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Mind
by Paul Thagard • 1996
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
3.66
249
Mind Summary
Mind
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
by Paul Thagard 1996 278 pages
3.66
249 ratings
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov • 1950
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
4.21
300k+
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages
4.21
300k+ ratings
The Age of Spiritual Machines
by Ray Kurzweil • 1998
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
3.89
4k+
The Age of Spiritual Machines Summary
The Age of Spiritual Machines
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998 681 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded
by Ajay Agrawal • 2022
AI is prediction that gets less costly. When it does, the structure of business shifts.
3.86
3k+
Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded Summary
Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded
AI is prediction that gets less costly. When it does, the structure of business shifts.
by Ajay Agrawal 2022 304 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
Artificial Condition
by Martha Wells • 2018
A rogue android wants answers about a massacre. The data thieves it picks up need saving.
4.25
200k+
Artificial Condition Summary
Artificial Condition
A rogue android wants answers about a massacre. The data thieves it picks up need saving.
by Martha Wells 2018 158 pages
4.25
200k+ ratings
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow
by Aurélien Géron • 2017
How neural networks remember: training RNNs, LSTMs, and GRUs for tasks where order matters.
4.55
2k+
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow Summary
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow
How neural networks remember: training RNNs, LSTMs, and GRUs for tasks where order matters.
by Aurélien Géron 2017 566 pages
4.55
2k+ ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age
by Harvard Business Review • 2019
Platforms seize power, blockchain rewrites trust, AI learns to collaborate. HBR's briefing.
3.86
500+
HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age
Platforms seize power, blockchain rewrites trust, AI learns to collaborate. HBR's briefing.
by Harvard Business Review 2019 238 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
The Fourth Transformation
by Robert Scoble • 2016
Factory workers using AR headsets made 90% fewer errors. The next computing era has already started.
3.75
492
The Fourth Transformation Summary
The Fourth Transformation
Factory workers using AR headsets made 90% fewer errors. The next computing era has already started.
by Robert Scoble 2016 163 pages
3.75
492 ratings
God, Human, Animal, Machine
by Meghan O'Gieblyn • 2021
We swapped God for AI. A former fundamentalist finds the old religion hiding in our machines.
4.23
3k+
God, Human, Animal, Machine Summary
God, Human, Animal, Machine
We swapped God for AI. A former fundamentalist finds the old religion hiding in our machines.
by Meghan O'Gieblyn 2021 273 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Operation Bounce House
by Matt Dinniman
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
3.90
38k+
Operation Bounce House Summary
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Operation Bounce House
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026 437 pages
3.90
38k+ ratings
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition
by OccupyTheWeb • 2025
The Linux terminal, weaponized: from your first VM to writing exploits that leave no trace.
4.50
24
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition Summary
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Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition
The Linux terminal, weaponized: from your first VM to writing exploits that leave no trace.
by OccupyTheWeb 2025 259 pages
4.50
24 ratings
The Infinity Machine
by Sebastian Mallaby • 2026
Superintelligence is arriving on schedule. Everything else about its creation went wrong.
4.43
2k+
The Infinity Machine Summary
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The Infinity Machine
Superintelligence is arriving on schedule. Everything else about its creation went wrong.
by Sebastian Mallaby 2026 480 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
Killer ChatGPT Prompts
by Guy Hart-Davis • 2023
Everyone has ChatGPT. The difference between frustration and productivity is how you ask.
2.56
39
Killer ChatGPT Prompts Summary
Killer ChatGPT Prompts
Everyone has ChatGPT. The difference between frustration and productivity is how you ask.
by Guy Hart-Davis 2023 240 pages
2.56
39 ratings
AI Agents in Action
by Micheal Lanham • 2025
Give your LLM tools, memory, and teammates: patterns for building autonomous agents that work.
3.10
78
AI Agents in Action Summary
AI Agents in Action
Give your LLM tools, memory, and teammates: patterns for building autonomous agents that work.
by Micheal Lanham 2025 344 pages
3.10
78 ratings
Robot-Proof
by Joseph E. Aoun • 2017
AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.
3.62
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Robot-Proof Summary
Robot-Proof
AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.
by Joseph E. Aoun 2017 216 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Chat GPT For Fiction Writing
by Nova Leigh • 2023
How to make ChatGPT your fiction collaborator: from plot twists to final drafts.
4.40
116
Chat GPT For Fiction Writing Summary
Chat GPT For Fiction Writing
How to make ChatGPT your fiction collaborator: from plot twists to final drafts.
by Nova Leigh 2023 116 pages
4.40
116 ratings
The Fourth Age
by Byron Reese • 2018
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
4.01
1k+
The Fourth Age Summary
The Fourth Age
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
by Byron Reese 2018 335 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Natural Language Processing with Transformers
by Lewis Tunstall • 2022
Build NLP applications with the open-source stack that turned transformer research practical.
4.39
211
Natural Language Processing with Transformers Summary
Natural Language Processing with Transformers
Build NLP applications with the open-source stack that turned transformer research practical.
by Lewis Tunstall 2022 406 pages
4.39
211 ratings
The AI Playbook
by Eric Siegel • 2024
How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.
3.98
127
The AI Playbook Summary
The AI Playbook
How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.
by Eric Siegel 2024 253 pages
3.98
127 ratings
Futureproof
by Kevin Roose • 2021
Three traits make you AI-proof. Building them is a practice, not a talent.
3.94
2k+
Futureproof Summary
Futureproof
Three traits make you AI-proof. Building them is a practice, not a talent.
by Kevin Roose 2021 250 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Architects of Intelligence
by Martin Ford • 2018
AI's builders say the real crisis isn't superintelligence but a labor market already fracturing.
4.07
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Architects of Intelligence Summary
Architects of Intelligence
AI's builders say the real crisis isn't superintelligence but a labor market already fracturing.
by Martin Ford 2018 554 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
The Mechanical Mind
by Tim Crane • 1996
Can a physical brain represent things outside itself? The foundational puzzle of cognitive science.
3.66
214
The Mechanical Mind Summary
The Mechanical Mind
Can a physical brain represent things outside itself? The foundational puzzle of cognitive science.
by Tim Crane 1996 272 pages
3.66
214 ratings
The Algorithm
by Hilke Schellmann • 2024
Why you should fear the algorithms that hire and fire: they're biased, unscientific, and watching.
3.84
429
The Algorithm Summary
The Algorithm
Why you should fear the algorithms that hire and fire: they're biased, unscientific, and watching.
by Hilke Schellmann 2024 312 pages
3.84
429 ratings
AI-Assisted Programming
by Tom Taulli • 2024
Turn English into production code. The tools and prompts that ship features in half the time.
3.21
57
AI-Assisted Programming Summary
AI-Assisted Programming
Turn English into production code. The tools and prompts that ship features in half the time.
by Tom Taulli 2024 222 pages
3.21
57 ratings
Possible Minds
by John Brockman • 2019
Twenty-five thinkers on AI's biggest risks and the one design question that matters most.
3.77
500+
Possible Minds Summary
Possible Minds
Twenty-five thinkers on AI's biggest risks and the one design question that matters most.
by John Brockman 2019 320 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
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