one of The Economist's "The five greatest books to understand AI" Although AI will have a significant influence, its economic underpinnings are surprisingly straightforward. Artificial intelligence seems to be able to achieve the unthinkable, bringing computers to life and allowing them to teach kids, trade stocks, and drive cars. The profound transformation that AI brings, though, can be terrifying. How should businesses develop their plans, governments create their laws, and individuals organise their lives in a setting so dissimilar from our own? Numerous people either cower in dread or forecast an improbably bright future in the face of such uncertainty.