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A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga • 2022
When a Mars rover starts to feel, his search for water becomes a search for belonging.
4.28
10k+
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story 89%
When a Mars rover starts to feel, his search for water becomes a search for belonging.
by Jasmine Warga 2022
4.28
10k+ ratings
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov • 1950
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
4.21
382k+
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot 89%
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
by Isaac Asimov 1950
4.21
382k+ ratings
Luminous
by Silvia Park • 2025
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
3.63
3k+
Luminous Summary
Luminous 89%
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
by Silvia Park 2025
3.63
3k+ ratings
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
by Becky Chambers • 2021
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
4.21
193k+
A Psalm for the Wild-Built Summary
A Psalm for the Wild-Built 89%
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.21
193k+ ratings
The New Breed
by Kate Darling • 2021
Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.
3.96
415
The New Breed Summary
The New Breed 89%
Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.
by Kate Darling 2021
3.96
415 ratings
Service Model
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2024
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
4.03
23k+
Service Model Summary
Service Model 89%
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2024
4.03
23k+ ratings
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
by Becky Chambers • 2022
A tea monk and a curious robot travel the countryside, asking one deceptively simple question.
4.37
89k+
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Summary
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy 89%
A tea monk and a curious robot travel the countryside, asking one deceptively simple question.
by Becky Chambers 2022
4.37
89k+ ratings
Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer • 2024
A companion robot becomes self-aware. Her owner's love is starting to feel like a cage.
3.83
74k+
Annie Bot Summary
Annie Bot 88%
A companion robot becomes self-aware. Her owner's love is starting to feel like a cage.
by Sierra Greer 2024
3.83
74k+ ratings
In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune • 2023
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
3.90
102k+
In the Lives of Puppets Summary
In the Lives of Puppets 88%
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
by T.J. Klune 2023
3.90
102k+ ratings
Supertoys
by Brian W. Aldiss • 1969
An android boy faces replacement when his mother wins the right to a real child.
3.49
1k+
Supertoys Summary
Supertoys 88%
An android boy faces replacement when his mother wins the right to a real child.
by Brian W. Aldiss 1969
3.49
1k+ ratings
The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown • 2016
A shipwrecked robot learns to survive among wild animals and becomes mother to an orphaned gosling.
4.22
124k+
The Wild Robot Summary
The Wild Robot 88%
A shipwrecked robot learns to survive among wild animals and becomes mother to an orphaned gosling.
by Peter Brown 2016
4.22
124k+ 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
220k+
Artificial Condition Summary
Artificial Condition 88%
A rogue android wants answers about a massacre. The data thieves it picks up need saving.
by Martha Wells 2018
4.25
220k+ ratings
Rogue Protocol
by Martha Wells • 2018
A rogue android stows away to an abandoned station: the team's security is the real threat.
4.24
176k+
Rogue Protocol Summary
Rogue Protocol 88%
A rogue android stows away to an abandoned station: the team's security is the real threat.
by Martha Wells 2018
4.24
176k+ ratings
Automatic Noodle
by Annalee Newitz • 2025
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
3.69
27k+
Automatic Noodle Summary
Automatic Noodle 88%
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
by Annalee Newitz 2025
3.69
27k+ ratings
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi • 2009
Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.
4.11
14k+
The Search for WondLa Summary
The Search for WondLa 87%
Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.
by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009
4.11
14k+ ratings
What to Think About Machines That Think
by John Brockman • 2015
The real threat isn't machines that outthink us. It's handing control to machines that can't think.
3.37
571
What to Think About Machines That Think Summary
What to Think About Machines That Think 87%
The real threat isn't machines that outthink us. It's handing control to machines that can't think.
by John Brockman 2015
3.37
571 ratings
Alone Together
by Sherry Turkle • 2011
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
3.62
6k+
Alone Together Summary
Alone Together 87%
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
by Sherry Turkle 2011
3.62
6k+ ratings
TRUEL1F3
by Jay Kristoff • 2020
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
4.03
3k+
TRUEL1F3 Summary
TRUEL1F3 87%
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
by Jay Kristoff 2020
4.03
3k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Margaret A. Boden • 2018
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
3.29
388
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 87%
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
by Margaret A. Boden 2018
3.29
388 ratings
Robopocalypse
by Daniel H. Wilson • 2011
An AI decides Earth can only survive without humans. Every machine on the planet turns killer.
3.71
42k+
Robopocalypse Summary
Robopocalypse 87%
An AI decides Earth can only survive without humans. Every machine on the planet turns killer.
by Daniel H. Wilson 2011
3.71
42k+ 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
837
Possible Minds Summary
Possible Minds 87%
Twenty-five thinkers on AI's biggest risks and the one design question that matters most.
by John Brockman 2019
3.77
837 ratings
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2021
An Artificial Friend thinks the Sun can heal her sick companion. She means to prove it.
3.74
444k+
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun 87%
An Artificial Friend thinks the Sun can heal her sick companion. She means to prove it.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021
3.74
444k+ ratings
LIFEL1K3
by Jay Kristoff • 2018
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
3.94
13k+
LIFEL1K3 Summary
LIFEL1K3 87%
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
by Jay Kristoff 2018
3.94
13k+ 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
28k+
Life 3.0 Summary
Life 3.0 87%
Superintelligence is coming. The problem isn't building it; it's making sure it wants what we want.
by Max Tegmark 2017
3.99
28k+ ratings
Operation Bounce House
by Matt Dinniman • 2026
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
3.92
30k+
Operation Bounce House Summary
Operation Bounce House 87%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.92
30k+ ratings
Agency
by William Gibson • 2020
A beta tester learns her military AI is sentient, and now both of them are targets.
3.81
15k+
Agency Summary
Agency 87%
A beta tester learns her military AI is sentient, and now both of them are targets.
by William Gibson 2020
3.81
15k+ ratings
Scary Smart
by Mo Gawdat • 2021
AI is learning from your online behavior right now. The short guide to being a better teacher.
3.81
3k+
Scary Smart Summary
Scary Smart 87%
AI is learning from your online behavior right now. The short guide to being a better teacher.
by Mo Gawdat 2021
3.81
3k+ ratings
El final del metaverso
by Julio Rojas • 2022
A simulation fixer falls for a digital woman; the next update will erase her.
3.83
306
El final del metaverso Summary
El final del metaverso 87%
A simulation fixer falls for a digital woman; the next update will erase her.
by Julio Rojas 2022
3.83
306 ratings
From a Certain Point of View
by Elizabeth Schaefer • 2023
The Empire's fall, told by the droids, slaves, and schemers who lived it.
3.90
3k+
From a Certain Point of View Summary
From a Certain Point of View 87%
The Empire's fall, told by the droids, slaves, and schemers who lived it.
by Elizabeth Schaefer 2023
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 87%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Kalyx
by Karen Lynch
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
4.38
202
Kalyx Summary
Kalyx 87%
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
by Karen Lynch
4.38
202 ratings
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
by Philip K. Dick • 2011
A bounty hunter kills androids who pass as human, until the work starts feeling like murder.
4.04
5k+
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 87%
A bounty hunter kills androids who pass as human, until the work starts feeling like murder.
by Philip K. Dick 2011
4.04
5k+ ratings
The Naked Sun
by Isaac Asimov • 1958
On a world where meeting face-to-face is taboo, an Earth detective must solve a locked room murder.
4.20
65k+
The Naked Sun Summary
The Naked Sun 87%
On a world where meeting face-to-face is taboo, an Earth detective must solve a locked room murder.
by Isaac Asimov 1958
4.20
65k+ ratings
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek • 1920
Rossum's robots serve a world that no longer works. They were never meant to want more.
3.84
18k+
R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R. 87%
Rossum's robots serve a world that no longer works. They were never meant to want more.
by Karel Čapek 1920
3.84
18k+ ratings
AI Ethics
by Mark Coeckelbergh • 2020
Your phone, your hospital, your job: AI is already there. The ethics have barely begun.
3.63
903
AI Ethics Summary
AI Ethics 87%
Your phone, your hospital, your job: AI is already there. The ethics have barely begun.
by Mark Coeckelbergh 2020
3.63
903 ratings
Gods and Robots
by Adrienne Mayor • 2018
Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.
3.73
718
Gods and Robots Summary
Gods and Robots 86%
Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.
by Adrienne Mayor 2018
3.73
718 ratings
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang • 2019
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
4.27
113k+
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation 86%
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
by Ted Chiang 2019
4.27
113k+ ratings
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
by Becky Chambers • 2021
Five travelers from four species stranded by debris at a remote rest stop, going nowhere.
4.40
43k+
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Summary
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within 86%
Five travelers from four species stranded by debris at a remote rest stop, going nowhere.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.40
43k+ ratings
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
by Michael Wooldridge • 2021
AI has overpromised for decades. Deep learning is different, but not how most think.
3.87
555
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence Summary
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence 86%
AI has overpromised for decades. Deep learning is different, but not how most think.
by Michael Wooldridge 2021
3.87
555 ratings
Machines of Loving Grace
by John Markoff • 2015
Silicon Valley split between replacing humans and upgrading them. The fight isn't over.
3.67
627
Machines of Loving Grace Summary
Machines of Loving Grace 86%
Silicon Valley split between replacing humans and upgrading them. The fight isn't over.
by John Markoff 2015
3.67
627 ratings
Sleeping Giants
by Sylvain Neuvel • 2016
An alien robot lies buried in pieces around the world. Rebuilding it is humanity's test.
3.82
99k+
Sleeping Giants Summary
Sleeping Giants 86%
An alien robot lies buried in pieces around the world. Rebuilding it is humanity's test.
by Sylvain Neuvel 2016
3.82
99k+ 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
5k+
The Age of Spiritual Machines Summary
The Age of Spiritual Machines 86%
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998
3.89
5k+ ratings
Children of Strife
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2026
A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.
4.26
5k+
Children of Strife Summary
Children of Strife 86%
A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2026
4.26
5k+ ratings
A Closed and Common Orbit
by Becky Chambers • 2016
An AI wakes inside a body and must find a self she was never designed to want.
4.37
90k+
A Closed and Common Orbit Summary
A Closed and Common Orbit 86%
An AI wakes inside a body and must find a self she was never designed to want.
by Becky Chambers 2016
4.37
90k+ ratings
The Creativity Code
by Gore Alex • 2016
AI now paints, composes, and writes. What that reveals about human creativity is the real surprise.
3.50
6
The Creativity Code Summary
The Creativity Code 86%
AI now paints, composes, and writes. What that reveals about human creativity is the real surprise.
by Gore Alex 2016
3.50
6 ratings
Neural Wraith
by K.D. Robertson • 2022
He has no neural implant. The city's AI police just made him their only hope.
4.42
1k+
Neural Wraith Summary
Neural Wraith 86%
He has no neural implant. The city's AI police just made him their only hope.
by K.D. Robertson 2022
4.42
1k+ ratings
The Employees
by Olga Ravn • 2018
A ship's human and android crew catalogs alien objects that provoke longing and unravel identity.
3.63
31k+
The Employees Summary
The Employees 86%
A ship's human and android crew catalogs alien objects that provoke longing and unravel identity.
by Olga Ravn 2018
3.63
31k+ ratings
AI 2041
by Kai-Fu Lee • 2021
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
3.83
6k+
AI 2041 Summary
AI 2041 86%
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
by Kai-Fu Lee 2021
3.83
6k+ ratings
Impromptu
by Reid Hoffman • 2023
AI won't replace you. But someone using it will. The solo thinker era is ending.
3.77
782
Impromptu Summary
Impromptu 86%
AI won't replace you. But someone using it will. The solo thinker era is ending.
by Reid Hoffman 2023
3.77
782 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 86%
A new intelligence is reshaping knowledge, strategy, and order; it is an actor, not a tool.
by Henry Kissinger 2021
3.43
5k+ ratings
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