AGI beyond tech

Most discussions on AI / AGI are about tools, or startup ideas, or clickbait headlines.

This is an online book club where we’ll read books on AI politics, economics, history, science, biology, philosophy, concerns, future.

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Who should join?

Anyone, anywhere! You’re welcome to join one, a few, or all seven book events. Ideally, you’ll have read and thought through the book, but the minimum is a few hours of “vibe reading” — enough to get a feel for it, with the intention to finish later.

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https://luma.com/ai-zeitgeist — click to join

Theme	Book	Date	Notes
Future scenarios of AI	AI 2041: Ten Visions for the Future, by Kai-Fu Lee & Chen Qiufan	4 Oct, 2025 → done	[**Discussion notes
Recent history / politics / economics of AI	Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, by Karen Hao	17 Oct, 2025 → done	[**Discussion notes
Social science / human concerns of AI	AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference, by Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor	14 Nov, 2025 → done	[**Discussion notes
AI alignment / control	If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All, by Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares	21 Nov, 2025 → done	[**Discussion notes
Biology & AI	A Brief History of Intelligence: Why The Evolution of The Brain Holds The Key To The Future of AI, by Max Bennett	5 Dec, 2025 → done	[**Discussion notes

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Why these books?

These books are selected based on quality, depth / breadth, diversity, recency, ease of understanding, etc. Beyond that — I neither endorse any book, nor am affiliated with any.

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