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Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2019
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
3.94
2k+
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code 90%
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019
3.94
2k+ 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 90%
Twenty-five thinkers on AI's biggest risks and the one design question that matters most.
by John Brockman 2019
3.77
837 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 89%
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
The Deep Learning Revolution
by Terrence J. Sejnowski • 2018
The AI that works copies the brain. For decades it was a backwater. Then it won.
3.72
597
The Deep Learning Revolution Summary
The Deep Learning Revolution 89%
The AI that works copies the brain. For decades it was a backwater. Then it won.
by Terrence J. Sejnowski 2018
3.72
597 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 89%
AI now paints, composes, and writes. What that reveals about human creativity is the real surprise.
by Gore Alex 2016
3.50
6 ratings
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming
by Peter Norvig • 1991
Build the AI that taught a generation: pattern matchers, logic grammars, solvers, all in Lisp.
4.33
505
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming Summary
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming 89%
Build the AI that taught a generation: pattern matchers, logic grammars, solvers, all in Lisp.
by Peter Norvig 1991
4.33
505 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 89%
AI has overpromised for decades. Deep learning is different, but not how most think.
by Michael Wooldridge 2021
3.87
555 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 89%
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
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 89%
A new intelligence is reshaping knowledge, strategy, and order; it is an actor, not a tool.
by Henry Kissinger 2021
3.43
5k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Melanie Mitchell • 2019
Chess champion AI still can't reason like a toddler. The true barrier to general intelligence.
4.33
4k+
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 89%
Chess champion AI still can't reason like a toddler. The true barrier to general intelligence.
by Melanie Mitchell 2019
4.33
4k+ 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
667
Architects of Intelligence Summary
Architects of Intelligence 89%
AI's builders say the real crisis isn't superintelligence but a labor market already fracturing.
by Martin Ford 2018
4.07
667 ratings
The Mind's Mirror
by Daniela Rus • 2024
AI extends every human capability, including the worst of us. A framework for the double edge.
3.59
110
The Mind's Mirror Summary
The Mind's Mirror 89%
AI extends every human capability, including the worst of us. A framework for the double edge.
by Daniela Rus 2024
3.59
110 ratings
Algorithms Are Not Enough
by Herbert L. Roitblat • 2020
Specialized AI thrives in boxes we design. A thinking machine must build its own.
4.00
23
Algorithms Are Not Enough Summary
Algorithms Are Not Enough 89%
Specialized AI thrives in boxes we design. A thinking machine must build its own.
by Herbert L. Roitblat 2020
4.00
23 ratings
The Master Algorithm
by Pedro Domingos • 2015
Machine learning's rival schools share a hidden core. Finding it could unlock general intelligence.
3.73
6k+
The Master Algorithm Summary
The Master Algorithm 89%
Machine learning's rival schools share a hidden core. Finding it could unlock general intelligence.
by Pedro Domingos 2015
3.73
6k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (For Dummies
by John Paul Mueller • 2018
AI is math, not magic. A plain-English guide to what machine learning can and cannot do.
3.41
242
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (For Dummies Summary
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (For Dummies 89%
AI is math, not magic. A plain-English guide to what machine learning can and cannot do.
by John Paul Mueller 2018
3.41
242 ratings
Understanding Large Language Models
by Thimira Amaratunga • 2023
The 2017 architecture that made LLMs huge and fluent but unable to think, and how it works.
5.00
1
Understanding Large Language Models Summary
Understanding Large Language Models 89%
The 2017 architecture that made LLMs huge and fluent but unable to think, and how it works.
by Thimira Amaratunga 2023
5.00
1 ratings
Deep Learning
by John D. Kelleher • 2019
Deep learning isn't clever math. It's simple neurons, wired at scale, learning from their mistakes.
3.89
473
Deep Learning Summary
Deep Learning 89%
Deep learning isn't clever math. It's simple neurons, wired at scale, learning from their mistakes.
by John D. Kelleher 2019
3.89
473 ratings
Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects
by Giuseppe Ciaburro • 2018
Nine Keras projects that bring reinforcement learning from theory to working self-learning agents.
4.00
1
Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects Summary
Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects 89%
Nine Keras projects that bring reinforcement learning from theory to working self-learning agents.
by Giuseppe Ciaburro 2018
4.00
1 ratings
Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic And Genetic Algorithms
by S. Rajasekaran • 2004
Soft computing's three pillars each have blind spots. This is how they fill each other's gaps.
4.21
151
Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic And Genetic Algorithms Summary
Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic And Genetic Algorithms 89%
Soft computing's three pillars each have blind spots. This is how they fill each other's gaps.
by S. Rajasekaran 2004
4.21
151 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 89%
Your phone, your hospital, your job: AI is already there. The ethics have barely begun.
by Mark Coeckelbergh 2020
3.63
903 ratings
How to Create a Mind
by Ray Kurzweil • 2012
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
3.96
8k+
How to Create a Mind Summary
How to Create a Mind 89%
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
by Ray Kurzweil 2012
3.96
8k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence (WIRED guides)
by Matthew Burgess • 2021
AI masters chess, spots cancer, drives cars. But who trains it, and on whose data?
3.71
147
Artificial Intelligence (WIRED guides) Summary
Artificial Intelligence (WIRED guides) 88%
AI masters chess, spots cancer, drives cars. But who trains it, and on whose data?
by Matthew Burgess 2021
3.71
147 ratings
How AI Thinks
by Nigel Toon • 2024
It's a learning engine, not a thinking mind. The revolution is here, and it's not sentient.
3.62
322
How AI Thinks Summary
How AI Thinks 88%
It's a learning engine, not a thinking mind. The revolution is here, and it's not sentient.
by Nigel Toon 2024
3.62
322 ratings
How To Think About AI
by Richard Susskind • 2025
AI will match us by 2035. Our thinking hasn't caught up. The mental tools you need.
3.85
434
How To Think About AI Summary
How To Think About AI 88%
AI will match us by 2035. Our thinking hasn't caught up. The mental tools you need.
by Richard Susskind 2025
3.85
434 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 88%
The AI project graveyard is full. How to frame, build, and measure ones that pay off.
by Kavita Ganesan 2022
3.92
262 ratings
Machine Learning
by Ethem Alpaydin • 2016
From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.
3.62
1k+
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning 88%
From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.
by Ethem Alpaydin 2016
3.62
1k+ ratings
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence
by Erik J. Larson • 2021
Computers can't guess. That single limitation makes human-level AI a myth, not an inevitability.
3.96
935
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence Summary
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence 88%
Computers can't guess. That single limitation makes human-level AI a myth, not an inevitability.
by Erik J. Larson 2021
3.96
935 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Lasse Rouhiainen • 2018
An AI 101: the tech, the jobs at risk, and the one skill machines can't touch.
3.92
314
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 88%
An AI 101: the tech, the jobs at risk, and the one skill machines can't touch.
by Lasse Rouhiainen 2018
3.92
314 ratings
Artificial Intelligence Basics
by Tom Taulli • 2019
AI without the math: what machine learning does and where automation fits in your business.
3.50
210
Artificial Intelligence Basics Summary
Artificial Intelligence Basics 88%
AI without the math: what machine learning does and where automation fits in your business.
by Tom Taulli 2019
3.50
210 ratings
Surviving AI
by Calum Chace • 2015
Superintelligence is coming. It could be the greatest thing or the last thing we ever build.
3.88
608
Surviving AI Summary
Surviving AI 88%
Superintelligence is coming. It could be the greatest thing or the last thing we ever build.
by Calum Chace 2015
3.88
608 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 88%
AI multiplies human agency. That power will concentrate or spread. The choice is ours.
by Reid Hoffman 2025
3.33
1k+ 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 88%
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998
3.89
5k+ ratings
On Intelligence
by Jeff Hawkins • 2004
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
4.11
7k+
On Intelligence Summary
On Intelligence 88%
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
by Jeff Hawkins 2004
4.11
7k+ 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
574
Computing machinery and intelligence Summary
Computing machinery and intelligence 88%
Fool the interrogator through conversation alone, and the machine deserves to be called intelligent.
by Alan M. Turing 1950
4.15
574 ratings
Computer Power and Human Reason
by Joseph Weizenbaum • 1976
The computer's greatest danger isn't outthinking us; it's that we'll remake ourselves in its image.
4.31
294
Computer Power and Human Reason Summary
Computer Power and Human Reason 88%
The computer's greatest danger isn't outthinking us; it's that we'll remake ourselves in its image.
by Joseph Weizenbaum 1976
4.31
294 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 88%
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
These Strange New Minds
by Christopher Summerfield • 2025
Teach a machine to predict the next word. Eventually it reasons. Now it's learning to act.
4.10
339
These Strange New Minds Summary
These Strange New Minds 88%
Teach a machine to predict the next word. Eventually it reasons. Now it's learning to act.
by Christopher Summerfield 2025
4.10
339 ratings
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
by Janelle Shane • 2019
AI isn't outsmarting us; it's misnaming a kitten. A tour of machine learning's weirdest failures.
4.11
5k+
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You Summary
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You 88%
AI isn't outsmarting us; it's misnaming a kitten. A tour of machine learning's weirdest failures.
by Janelle Shane 2019
4.11
5k+ 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
4k+
Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded Summary
Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded 88%
AI is prediction that gets less costly. When it does, the structure of business shifts.
by Ajay Agrawal 2022
3.86
4k+ 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 88%
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
by Isaac Asimov 1950
4.21
382k+ 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 88%
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
by Byron Reese 2018
4.01
1k+ ratings
The Alignment Problem
by Brian Christian • 2020
AI learns our blind spots along with our data. Correcting that is the central problem in computing.
4.34
5k+
The Alignment Problem Summary
The Alignment Problem 88%
AI learns our blind spots along with our data. Correcting that is the central problem in computing.
by Brian Christian 2020
4.34
5k+ 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 88%
AI won't replace you. But someone using it will. The solo thinker era is ending.
by Reid Hoffman 2023
3.77
782 ratings
Machine Learning
by Dr Ruchi Doshi • 2021
From training models with labeled data to finding hidden patterns: the algorithms behind modern AI.
5.00
1
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning 88%
From training models with labeled data to finding hidden patterns: the algorithms behind modern AI.
by Dr Ruchi Doshi 2021
5.00
1 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 88%
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
Genius Makers
by Cade Metz • 2021
The outcasts who revived neural networks, and the billion-dollar bidding war that followed.
4.26
3k+
Genius Makers Summary
Genius Makers 88%
The outcasts who revived neural networks, and the billion-dollar bidding war that followed.
by Cade Metz 2021
4.26
3k+ ratings
Genesis
by Henry Kissinger • 2024
AI rewrites power, prosperity, and human dignity. A statesman on the philosophy to meet it.
3.53
2k+
Genesis Summary
Genesis 88%
AI rewrites power, prosperity, and human dignity. A statesman on the philosophy to meet it.
by Henry Kissinger 2024
3.53
2k+ ratings
Matter and Consciousness
by Paul M. Churchland • 1984
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
3.89
1k+
Matter and Consciousness Summary
Matter and Consciousness 88%
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
by Paul M. Churchland 1984
3.89
1k+ ratings
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work?
by Stephen Wolfram • 2023
ChatGPT is just next-word prediction. The breakthrough is what that reveals about language itself.
3.85
2k+
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work? Summary
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work? 88%
ChatGPT is just next-word prediction. The breakthrough is what that reveals about language itself.
by Stephen Wolfram 2023
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Infinity Machine
by Sebastian Mallaby • 2026
Superintelligence is arriving on schedule. Everything else about its creation went wrong.
4.46
2k+
The Infinity Machine Summary
The Infinity Machine 88%
Superintelligence is arriving on schedule. Everything else about its creation went wrong.
by Sebastian Mallaby 2026
4.46
2k+ ratings
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