Best AI & Tech Books Recommended by Experts
The most-recommended AI and technology books, ranked by how many experts endorse each one — plus the people behind the picks.
10 experts · 24 most-recommended books · Updated on June 6, 2026
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Most-recommended AI and technology books
The Compound Effect (10th Anniversary Edition): Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your SuccessDarren Hardy
Deep Learning for Coders with fastai and PyTorch: AI Applications Without a PhDJeremy Howard, Sylvain Gugger
The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our EyesDonald D. HoffmanRecommended by Peter Skomoroch
Thinking like a Parrot: Perspectives from the WildAlan B. Bond, Judy DiamondRecommended by Reg Saddler
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars (Columbia Business School Publishing)Jim Paul, Brendan Moynihan, Jack SchwagerRecommended by Ran Neuner
The Technology Fallacy: How People Are the Real Key to Digital Transformation (Management on the Cutting Edge)Gerald C. Kane, Anh Nguyen Phillips, Jonathan R. Copulsky, Garth R. AndrusRecommended by Jim Marous
The Expanse Hardcover Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War, Abaddon's Gate: Now a Prime Original SeriesJames S. A. CoreyRecommended by John Carmack
Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking HumansMelanie MitchellRecommended by Gary Marcus
Discoveries and Opinions of GalileoGalileo Galilei, Stillman DrakeRecommended by Peter Skomoroch
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer RevolutionSteven LevyRecommended by John Carmack
Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget ItGabriel WynerRecommended by Gary Marcus
Brains, Machines, and MathematicsMichael A. ArbibRecommended by Peter Skomoroch
The Moon Is a Harsh MistressRobert A. HeinleinRecommended by John Carmack
Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed.)Ayn RandRecommended by John Carmack
The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded EditionDon NormanRecommended by Harsh Makadia
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley StartupJohn CarreyrouRecommended by Jim Marous
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, AmericaTimothy SnyderRecommended by Jen Stirrup Leadership Womenintech Diversity
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We NeedBill GatesRecommended by Xavier
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel KahnemanRecommended by Xavier
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need; Expanded and Updated ThroughoutAndrew TobiasRecommended by Andrew Lokenauth
Terraform: Up and Running: Writing Infrastructure as CodeYevgeniy BrikmanRecommended by Ed Kwedar
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns (Little Books, Big Profits)John C. BogleRecommended by Andrew Lokenauth
Bank 4.0: Banking Everywhere, Never at a BankBrett KingRecommended by Jim Marous
Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global UnderclassMary L. Gray, Siddharth SuriRecommended by Kate Crawford
AI & Technology experts
Xavier
Cofounder-CTO Curai, stealth AI-Health startup. Quora TW & former VP Eng. Netflix alumni. Recsys, ML, AI, eHealth, Software. Catalan in the Valley. Runner.
3 book recommendations
Santiago
I write about Machine Learning • Practical tips and epic stories about my experience in the field • Some of my writing: https://t.co/DXQgNlteqr.
4 book recommendations
Theo
Female Founder @UnconventionVc, Advisor @BondDotAi, FinTech, VoiceFirst, AI, Longevity, Diversity, @Onalytica No.2 FinTech, @LinkedIn Top Voice, 13.1
3 book recommendations
John Carmack
Founder & CEO of Keen Technologies
12 book recommendations
GM
Gary Marcus
Founder and CEO of Robust.AI and co-author of Rebooting AI
2 book recommendations
Kate Crawford
Researching the social implications of AI. Co-founder @AINowInstitute at NYU, Principal Researcher MSR-NYC, Distinguished Research Professor NYU |
2 book recommendations
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Francois Chollet
Creator of Keras
2 book recommendations
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Oren Etzioni
Professor: University of Washington, CEO: Allen Institute for AI
2 book recommendations
Andrew Lokenauth
Finance Writer and Founder of Fluent in Finance
12 book recommendations
Jim Marous
Global Speaker, #Banking #Fintech #AI, Co-Publisher, The Financial Brand, Owner, Digital Banking Report, Contributor @Forbes
5 book recommendations