23 Best Artificial Intelligence Books

Barack Obama's favorite books of 2018 list.

"Anyone who wants to discuss how artificial intelligence is shaping the world should read this book." - Bill Gates

"A compelling guide to the challenges and choices in our quest for a great future of life, intelligence and consciousness—on Earth and beyond." - Elon Musk

"Best introduction to AI, accessible to sophisticated. Enjoyable to read." - Keith Rabois

"I recommend people read [this book]." - Lex Fridman

"It felt almost like reading a scifi." - PewDiePie

"Worth reading [this book]. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes." - Elon Musk

"I wouldn’t just read [this book] breathless and wide-eyed and believe everything." - Naval Ravikant

"Made me worry that machine knowledge could ruin everything." - Sam Harris

"Best thing I’ve seen on this topic." - Sam Altman

"Very important book." - Will MacAskill

One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.

"Worth reading." - Elon Musk

"A superb and very timely survey of the impact of AI on the geopolitical system, the job market and human society." - Yuval Noah Harari

"One of those books you begin reading and instantly feel that everybody should know about it." - Arianna Huffington

"Truly one of the wisest and most surprising takes on AI." - Chris Anderson

"[The author] applies his superpowers to predicting the disruptive shifts that will define the AI-powered future." - Marc Benioff

"A must read for anyone serious about understanding the future of our species." - Peter Diamandis

"Clear-eyed and a must-read." - Satya Nadella

"Was the basis for the foundation of Singularity University." - Peter Diamandis

"It opened me up to the idea of science fiction becoming science fact." - Steve Aoki

One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about.

"Many major problems, like education and disease, will be totally transformed by this in our lifetimes." - Brian Armstrong

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

"Has shown [...] that there is this persistent exponential pace of technology." - Marc Goodman

"Written by three experts in the field, [this book] is the only comprehensive book on the subject." - Elon Musk

"The book made such a significant impact on Satya Nadella that he hired co-author Yoshua Bengio." - ThingsCyber.com

"For a slightly more technical read [on AI]." - Vinod Khosla

"Very clear exposition, does the math without getting lost in the details." - Nassim Taleb

"I hadn’t been convinced that it was prime time for AI. It is." - Mark Cuban

"If you want speculation about what the master AI might need (one view)." - Vinod Khosla

Mark Cuban said he's reading this book in a Politico interview.