The Christian Science Monitor’s book critics sampled eleven nonfiction and fiction titles addressing artificial intelligence to help readers understand the current moment, including Yuval Noah Harari’s “Nexus,” Karen Hao’s “Empire of AI,” and Ethan Mollick’s “Co-Intelligence.” The reviewers explore how these works examine AI’s societal implications, ranging from information networks and human-machine partnerships to ethical concerns and autonomous systems. The roundup weighs both the opportunities and risks documented across the collection, drawing on perspectives from historians, tech journalists, and novelists grappling with AI’s transformative role.
