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The AI Con

How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna ...

'The blizzard of excitement, misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to want an honest guide. If, like me, you’re one of those many, you need to read this book' BRIAN ENOIs AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than ... Read more

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'The blizzard of excitement, misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to want an honest guide. If, like me, you’re one of those many, you need to read this book' BRIAN ENOIs AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than
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The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

How to Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It's Too Late

by Cory Doctorow ...

As we enter the age of AI, we are in danger of being reduced to what Cory Doctorow dubs the 'reverse centaur'. With that term he conjures a human being conscripted as the assistant to a dominant machine. It could be a driver made to deliver nonstop, all day long; a warehouse worker packing shelves without bathroom or food breaks; or a programmer reviewing impossible amounts of AI-produced code.Don ... Read more

£7.99

As we enter the age of AI, we are in danger of being reduced to what Cory Doctorow dubs the 'reverse centaur'. With that term he conjures a human being conscripted as the assistant to a dominant machine. It could be a driver made to deliver nonstop, all day long; a warehouse worker packing shelves without bathroom or food breaks; or a programmer reviewing impossible amounts of AI-produced code.Don
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Empire of AI

Inside the reckless race for total domination

by Karen Hao ...

A New York Times and Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearShortlisted for Foyles Non Fiction Book of the Year 2025An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman a... ... Read more

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A New York Times and Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearShortlisted for Foyles Non Fiction Book of the Year 2025An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman a...
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80,000 Hours

The Sunday Times Bestselling Guide to Finding a Fulfilling, AI-Proof Career

by Benjamin Todd ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘If you’re worried about wasting your life, read this book.’ Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind‘The best book ever written about how to have a fulfilling and impactful career.’ Liv Boeree, world poker championA ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling, AI-proof careerYou have about 80,000 hours in your career: ... ... Read more

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘If you’re worried about wasting your life, read this book.’ Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind‘The best book ever written about how to have a fulfilling and impactful career.’ Liv Boeree, world poker championA ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling, AI-proof careerYou have about 80,000 hours in your career: ...
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The Coming Wave

AI, Power and Our Future: The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the ultimate AI insider

by Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar ...

*An Economist, Financial Times, Guardian, Prospect and Sunday Times Book of the Year*Shortlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the YearThis is the only book you need to understand our new world – from the ultimate AI insider, the CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind.'If you want to understand the rise of AI, ... ... Read more

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*An Economist, Financial Times, Guardian, Prospect and Sunday Times Book of the Year*Shortlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the YearThis is the only book you need to understand our new world – from the ultimate AI insider, the CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind.'If you want to understand the rise of AI, ...
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AI for People Professionals

Understand How to Use Artificial Intelligence in Your HR Role

by Erica Farmer ...

Navigate and lead the shift to AI-enabled HR with confidence and clarity.AI for People Professionals by Erica Farmer is a practical, no-nonsense guide for HR, L&D, Talent and People leaders who want to understand and harness AI without losing what makes their work human, and apply it to real workplace challenges. Written for professionals ready to move beyond surface level use cases, it shows how ... Read more

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Navigate and lead the shift to AI-enabled HR with confidence and clarity.AI for People Professionals by Erica Farmer is a practical, no-nonsense guide for HR, L&D, Talent and People leaders who want to understand and harness AI without losing what makes their work human, and apply it to real workplace challenges. Written for professionals ready to move beyond surface level use cases, it shows how
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Co-Existence

The Next Phase of AI

by Ethan Mollick ...

The follow-up to the bestselling Co-Intelligence: a guide to thriving at the jagged frontier where human and AI capabilities collide.AI isn't coming—it's already here. A billion people now use it every week. AIs can reason, plan, persuade, create, and collaborate in ways that once seemed impossible. Non-human intelligence is now embedded in nearly everything humans do.But AI capability isn't ... Read more

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The follow-up to the bestselling Co-Intelligence: a guide to thriving at the jagged frontier where human and AI capabilities collide.AI isn't coming—it's already here. A billion people now use it every week. AIs can reason, plan, persuade, create, and collaborate in ways that once seemed impossible. Non-human intelligence is now embedded in nearly everything humans do.But AI capability isn't
... Read more
The Infinity Machine

Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence

by Sebastian Mallaby ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Extraordinary... beautifully written, clear-eyed and engaged in the deepest ethical questions of our day' Rory Stewart'Mallaby has done full justice to his kaleidoscopically interesting subject ... expertly structured and vividly reported, the book presents the most insightful portrait of Hassabis to date' Financial Times**A revelatory portrait of the ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Extraordinary... beautifully written, clear-eyed and engaged in the deepest ethical questions of our day' Rory Stewart'Mallaby has done full justice to his kaleidoscopically interesting subject ... expertly structured and vividly reported, the book presents the most insightful portrait of Hassabis to date' Financial Times**A revelatory portrait of the
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The Proof in the Code

How a Truth Machine Is Transforming Math and AI

by Kevin Hartnett ...

The inside story of Lean, a computer program that answers the age-old question: How do you know if something is true?It began as an obscure bug-checking program at Microsoft Research developed by a lone computer engineer named Leo de Moura. Then an unlikely crew of mathematical misfits caught wind of it and began to adopt it with messianic zeal. Their goal was to create a truth machine that could ... Read more

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The inside story of Lean, a computer program that answers the age-old question: How do you know if something is true?It began as an obscure bug-checking program at Microsoft Research developed by a lone computer engineer named Leo de Moura. Then an unlikely crew of mathematical misfits caught wind of it and began to adopt it with messianic zeal. Their goal was to create a truth machine that could
... Read more
Where the Axe is Buried

by Ray Nayler ...

All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.Nebula Award, Ray Bradbury Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and Hugo and Locus Award winner Ray Nayler returns with a gripping technological thriller.'A fast-paced dystopian thriller' - SFX Magazine'First-rate science fiction' - Cory Doctorow'As much a novel of ideas as it is ... ... Read more

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All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.Nebula Award, Ray Bradbury Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and Hugo and Locus Award winner Ray Nayler returns with a gripping technological thriller.'A fast-paced dystopian thriller' - SFX Magazine'First-rate science fiction' - Cory Doctorow'As much a novel of ideas as it is ...
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How Not To Use AI

by Abi Awomosu ...

"Turned my brain ON and my anxiety OFF."— Brand & Creative Consultant"Women, you're going to absolutely bloody love this. Men, you're going to find this uncomfortable — in a good way."— Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn"How Not to Use AI is radicalizing, and in a very good way."— Founder & CEO, Healthcare IndustryTHE BOOK SILICON VALLEY HOPED YOU WOULD NEVER READ.Everyone is telling you ... Read more

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"Turned my brain ON and my anxiety OFF."— Brand & Creative Consultant"Women, you're going to absolutely bloody love this. Men, you're going to find this uncomfortable — in a good way."— Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn"How Not to Use AI is radicalizing, and in a very good way."— Founder & CEO, Healthcare IndustryTHE BOOK SILICON VALLEY HOPED YOU WOULD NEVER READ.Everyone is telling you
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More Everything Forever

AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity

by Adam Becker ...

'Book of the Year' as chosen by The Conversation'Disconcerting . . . a disturbing and important book' NEW SCIENTIST'Smart and wonderfully readable' NEW YORK TIMESThe bad science and sinister ideas behind Silicon Valley's foolish obsession with immortality, AI paradise and limitless growth.Tech billionaires have decided that they should determine ou... ... Read more

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'Book of the Year' as chosen by The Conversation'Disconcerting . . . a disturbing and important book' NEW SCIENTIST'Smart and wonderfully readable' NEW YORK TIMESThe bad science and sinister ideas behind Silicon Valley's foolish obsession with immortality, AI paradise and limitless growth.Tech billionaires have decided that they should determine ou...
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The Human-Agent Orchestrator

Leading and Scaling AI-Driven Organizations

by Pascal Bornet, Jochen Wirtz, Tarja Stephens, Rachel Wood, Frederique Covington Corbett, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Rakesh Gohel, Helen Yu, Nima Schei, Cassie Kozyrkov ...

From the authors of a Forbes "Top 10 Must-Read Tech Book" for 2025.“The magic isn’t in bigger AI models, it’s in Orchestration.”—Andrew Ng, Founder, DeepLearning.AI and Coursera“The era of the user is ending. The era of the Orchestrator has begun.”—Marshall Goldsmith, two-time Thinkers50 #1 Global Leadership ThinkerWe are the last generation to manage only humans. The next will manage hybrid teams ... Read more

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From the authors of a Forbes "Top 10 Must-Read Tech Book" for 2025.“The magic isn’t in bigger AI models, it’s in Orchestration.”—Andrew Ng, Founder, DeepLearning.AI and Coursera“The era of the user is ending. The era of the Orchestrator has begun.”—Marshall Goldsmith, two-time Thinkers50 #1 Global Leadership ThinkerWe are the last generation to manage only humans. The next will manage hybrid teams
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We Are Not Machines

The Fight for the Future of Work

by Sarah O'Connor ...

'Sarah is one of the few people who really understands how AI is changing the character of work already and what it means for all of us' David Runciman'Original and enlightening... Not many books about the labour market make you laugh and bring tears to your eyes' Emma Duncan, The TimesFrom award-winning Financial Times journalist Sarah O’Connor, a deeply reported investigation into how AI is ... Read more

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'Sarah is one of the few people who really understands how AI is changing the character of work already and what it means for all of us' David Runciman'Original and enlightening... Not many books about the labour market make you laugh and bring tears to your eyes' Emma Duncan, The TimesFrom award-winning Financial Times journalist Sarah O’Connor, a deeply reported investigation into how AI is
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I Think We Should Kill Other People

The funniest serial killer thriller full of twists and turns you'll read all year

by L.M. Chilton ...

The new laugh-out-loud serial killer thriller from L.M. Chilton, author of Don't Swipe Right and Everyone in the Group Chat Dies.'Razor sharp, irreverent and as funny as hell' JOHN MARRS**'A brilliant, dark comedy' HeatHazel and Marc were paired together on revolutionary new reality TV show Love Synced, in which AI matches hopeful lovers based on its perceptive algorithms... ... Read more

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The new laugh-out-loud serial killer thriller from L.M. Chilton, author of Don't Swipe Right and Everyone in the Group Chat Dies.'Razor sharp, irreverent and as funny as hell' JOHN MARRS**'A brilliant, dark comedy' HeatHazel and Marc were paired together on revolutionary new reality TV show Love Synced, in which AI matches hopeful lovers based on its perceptive algorithms...
... Read more
Metagrammar

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

by Erik Camayd-Freixas ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book highlights the grammatical structure of thought and behavior as a blueprint for scientific discovery and innovation. It defines the new concept of metagrammar as the unnoticed transfer of linguistic functions and skills to and from our interaction with the world. Viewing grammar as language engineering, the author argues that metagrammar charts a new mode of reasoning central to critical ... Read more

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This book highlights the grammatical structure of thought and behavior as a blueprint for scientific discovery and innovation. It defines the new concept of metagrammar as the unnoticed transfer of linguistic functions and skills to and from our interaction with the world. Viewing grammar as language engineering, the author argues that metagrammar charts a new mode of reasoning central to critical
... Read more
The Atlas of AI

Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

by Kate Crawford ...

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedomWhat happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? In this book Kate Crawford reveals how this planetary network is fueling a shift toward undemocratic governance and increased inequality. ... Read more

£14.39

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedomWhat happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? In this book Kate Crawford reveals how this planetary network is fueling a shift toward undemocratic governance and increased inequality.
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Agentic Coding with Claude Code

The everyday developer's guide to agentic coding with Claude Code

by Eden Marco ...

Move beyond prompt-based coding by using Claude Code to design reliable, agent-driven workflows and build production-ready full-stack applicationsKey FeaturesLearn Claude Code as a development partner to build custom automations and agentic workflowsBuild and iterate on a Next.js application using Claude Code for AI-assisted developmentScale AI-assisted development with Claude Code while ... Read more

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Move beyond prompt-based coding by using Claude Code to design reliable, agent-driven workflows and build production-ready full-stack applicationsKey FeaturesLearn Claude Code as a development partner to build custom automations and agentic workflowsBuild and iterate on a Next.js application using Claude Code for AI-assisted developmentScale AI-assisted development with Claude Code while
... Read more
Supremacy

Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award

by Parmy Olson ...

**Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year AwardUpdated edition with a new preface from the author.The astonishing story of the people fighting to control the future of generative artificial intelligence – and, therefore, the future of humanity. From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson.**Two titans of Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. ... Read more

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**Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year AwardUpdated edition with a new preface from the author.The astonishing story of the people fighting to control the future of generative artificial intelligence – and, therefore, the future of humanity. From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson.**Two titans of Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, rushed to embrace artificial intelligence.
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Marx and the Robots

Networked Production, AI and Human Labour

Edited by Florian Butollo, Sabine Nuss ...

Marxist discourse around automation has recently become waylaid with breathless techno-pessimist dystopias and fanciful imaginations of automated luxury communism. This collection of essays by both established veterans of the field and new voices is a refreshingly sober materialist reflection on recent technological developments within capitalist production.It covers a broad range of digital ... Read more

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Marxist discourse around automation has recently become waylaid with breathless techno-pessimist dystopias and fanciful imaginations of automated luxury communism. This collection of essays by both established veterans of the field and new voices is a refreshingly sober materialist reflection on recent technological developments within capitalist production.It covers a broad range of digital
... Read more
The New Age of Sexism

How the AI Revolution is Reinventing Misogyny

by Laura Bates ...

'I urge you to read every syllable' JO BRAND‘Reads like a thriller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH‘Illuminating and frequently chilling’ JAMES O’BRIEN‘Urgent’ EMMA LOUISE-BOYNTONAI is here, bringing a seismic shift in the way our society operates.With misogyny baked into their design, new AI-driven technologies are putting women in danger, their rights and safety sacrificed at the alt... ... Read more

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'I urge you to read every syllable' JO BRAND‘Reads like a thriller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH‘Illuminating and frequently chilling’ JAMES O’BRIEN‘Urgent’ EMMA LOUISE-BOYNTONAI is here, bringing a seismic shift in the way our society operates.With misogyny baked into their design, new AI-driven technologies are putting women in danger, their rights and safety sacrificed at the alt...
... Read more
Agentic Architectural Patterns for Building Multi-Agent Systems

Proven design patterns and practices for GenAI, agents, RAG, LLMOps, and enterprise-scale AI systems

by Dr. Ali Arsanjani, Juan Pablo Bustos ...

Transform GenAI experiments into production-ready intelligent agents with scalable AI systems, architectural patterns, frameworks, and responsible AI and governance best practices Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\* Key FeaturesBuild robust single and multi-agent GenAI systems for enterprise useUnderstand the GenAI and Agentic AI maturity model and ... Read more

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Transform GenAI experiments into production-ready intelligent agents with scalable AI systems, architectural patterns, frameworks, and responsible AI and governance best practices Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\* Key FeaturesBuild robust single and multi-agent GenAI systems for enterprise useUnderstand the GenAI and Agentic AI maturity model and
... Read more
Smart Swarm

Using Animal Behaviour to Organise Our World

by Peter Miller ...

How Understanding Flocks, Schools and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making and Getting Things Done.The modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept of collective intelligence and its colourful manifestations in some of our ... Read more

£4.99

How Understanding Flocks, Schools and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making and Getting Things Done.The modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept of collective intelligence and its colourful manifestations in some of our
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AI Strategy

Unleash the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Your Business

by Bernard Marr ...

Is your business truly ready for the AI revolution? Future-proof your organization with a winning AI strategy.AI Strategy is the executive playbook for turning artificial intelligence into long-term value and a competitive edge. Written by bestselling author and futurist Bernard Marr, it equips senior leaders with the clarity, tools and foresight to scale AI across the enterprise while managing ... Read more

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Is your business truly ready for the AI revolution? Future-proof your organization with a winning AI strategy.AI Strategy is the executive playbook for turning artificial intelligence into long-term value and a competitive edge. Written by bestselling author and futurist Bernard Marr, it equips senior leaders with the clarity, tools and foresight to scale AI across the enterprise while managing
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