Technology & Engineering

Books on how technology is built, and what it does to us. Walter Isaacson's The Innovators tells the story of the people behind the computer and the internet. The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr and George Spafford is a novel that teaches modern IT and DevOps practice. Brian Christian's The Alignment Problem explains the challenge of making artificial intelligence do what we actually want. For engineers, managers and anyone curious about the technology shaping daily life.

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Computing & Computer Science

The history and ideas of computing, from early calculating machines to the internet. Walter Isaacson's The Innovators tells how the digital revolution was built by teams, not lone geniuses: Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, the code-breakers and engineers of the first computers, the inventors of the transistor and microchip, and the pioneers of software, personal computers and the web. A lively group biography for anyone who uses a computer. More books will join this category; see Technology & Engineering.

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Software Development

Software development is about building and running the systems modern organizations depend on. The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr and George Spafford is a novel about an IT manager handed a failing, overdue project, who learns to improve the flow of work between development and operations with the help of an unusual mentor. It became a popular introduction to DevOps and is widely read by engineers and managers. More books will join this category; see Technology & Engineering.

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Artificial Intelligence & Data

Artificial intelligence and data are changing how decisions are made, from loans to hiring to medicine. Brian Christian's The Alignment Problem explains one of the field's central challenges: making sure machine-learning systems do what we actually intend. Through interviews with researchers and real cases, from biased algorithms to systems that learn the wrong lesson, Christian shows how values get built into technology, and how they go wrong. Clear and essential for anyone curious about AI. More books will join this category; see Technology & Engineering.

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Technology, Ethics & Society

How technology changes society, and the ethical questions it raises. Brian Christian's The Alignment Problem examines what happens when we let machine-learning systems make decisions about people: algorithms that reproduce bias in criminal justice or hiring, systems that pursue the wrong goal and the challenge of teaching machines human values. A thoughtful, well-researched book for anyone concerned about the future of AI. More books will join this category; see Technology & Engineering and Philosophy.

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