Books On AI To Add To Your 2026 Reading List

These books explain how AI works, examine its ethical and societal implications, and offer perspectives from researchers, technologists, and critics.

Unmasking AI - Joy Buolamwini

It combines memoir and analysis to expose how bias and discrimination are embedded in AI systems, urging ethical, inclusive practices to ensure AI serves all people fairly.

The Thinking Machine - Stephen Witt

Chronicles the story of Jensen Huang's NVIDIA, tracing how the company transformed from a gaming-chip maker into a dominant force in AI hardware.

The Worlds I See - Fei Fei Li

It is a memoir of Li's journey from immigrant childhood to becoming a pioneer in artificial intelligence, blending personal story with clear insight into AI’s development and its ethical implications.

The Coming Wave - Mustafa Suleyman

The book argues that a new wave of powerful technologies will transform society with massive benefits and equally mammoth risks.

Deep Utopia - Nick Bostrom

It explores what life and meaning might look like in a hypothetical future “solved world” where superintelligent technology eliminates work and material problems.

Artificial Negligence - James Wilson

It explains how unchecked artificial intelligence can cause harm such as biased decisions, misinformation, job disruption, and unsafe systems.

Apple In China - Patrick McGee

An investigative nonfiction that explores how Apple Inc.’s deep investment in China’s manufacturing and supply chain helped build its global success.