💡 Four Nonfiction Books of 2025 on Where AI Is Headed—and What to Do About It

These books explore how AI is quietly redefining control and accountability in society, reshaping labor markets, entering culture as a co-author, and transforming decision-making mechanisms—from personal choices to global governance.

1️⃣ Generative Artificial Intelligence, Numa Dhamani & Maggie Engler. Why do AI models sound confident even when they’re wrong? How do hallucinations emerge? Why shouldn't we blindly trust polished chatbot answers? The authors provide clear explanations—from foundational concepts to deeper structural risks.

2️⃣ If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All, Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares. A provocative examination of the existential risks posed by superintelligent AI systems, including autonomous agents capable of independent strategy and decision-making; this book made The New York Times bestseller list.

3️⃣ Scary Smart, Mo Gawdat. The central risk of AI lies in the misalignment between human ethics and the logic of hyper-efficient optimization. Gawdat outlines practical approaches to ensure AI amplifies humanity rather than displacing it from work, relationships, and daily life.

4️⃣ Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit, Henry Kissinger & Eric Schmidt. A strategic reflection on how AI is transforming security, diplomacy, trust, and crisis governance—written by two of the most influential American policymakers and technologists. The authors balance the promise of accelerated progress with the risk of diminishing human agency.

What should we include in the next roundup?

❤️ — books
😎 — documentaries
👍 — AI services

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