About This Book
The Intelligence Explosion (2025) explores how the rise of generative AI has tied society to powerful but opaque systems. It warns we’re at a critical inflection point as the race toward a more humanlike AI accelerates amid hype, profit motives, and weak guardrails. It also highlights risks like bias, hallucinations, copyright battles, job loss, and how misaligned goals can still lead to manipulation or disaster – even without “evil” intent.
Who Should Read This?
- Policymakers and regulators evaluating AI risks and governance
- Tech leaders and product managers deploying generative models
- Journalists and researchers covering the ethics and impact of AI
About the Author
James Barrat is a documentary filmmaker. He’s written and produced films for National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, and other broadcasters in the US and Europe. His previous books include Facing Suicide and Our Final Invention.
