Step into the Sainsbury Library and explore the fascinating, fun, but sometimes frightening, world of Artificial Intelligence with our book display in the lower reading room. AI is ubiquitous in many people’s daily lives and is impacting and raising questions in all areas of businesses. With AI ‘creating’ art, films, music and novels; aiding doctors, researchers and patients in the life-saving work of medicine; and assisting both defensive and offensive forces in wars. For some, the rapid growth and innovation of AI represents a golden opportunity for business, humans, and the future of our world. However, for others, AI spells impending doom, with visions of mass unemployment and even the end of the world. For both, AI is a tool that makes the imagined events of Sci-fi-the good, the bad, and the fun-a reality.
The Sainsbury Library’s display, ‘Welcome to the World of AI’, has books ranging from the threats and opportunities of AI in business and economics, the history of AI, the ethics of AI, and even chess and AI. We hope you will find something of interest to you, whether you are a doomsayer, optimist, or have no idea what AI is all about!
Please note all books are available on-line, unless otherwise specified. Please click on the links provided or even better come and browse the colourful display in-person and scan our QR codes!
General and Philosophy
- Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI
- Artificial Intelligence: From Medieval Robots to Neural
Networks (audiobook) - Deep Medicine: how artificial intelligence can make healthcare human
again (only available in -person) - Artificial Intelligence (only available in
person) - The fundamental Issues of Artificial
Intelligence - The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI
- Reflections on artificial intelligence for
humanity
Business
- The AI Ladder
- Reimagining businesses with AI
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Business
Management - Prediction Machines: the simple economics of artificial
intelligence - Competing in the Age of AI: strategy and leadership when algorithms and
networks run the world - Humans Need Not Apply: A guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of
Artificial Intelligence (available in person
and audiobook)
Further resources
For more resources see our Business of AI LibGuide.
The O’Reilly learning platform and Gartner research library both provide free access to expert-created and curated information covering all the areas that will shape our future – including artificial intelligence.
