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Books like Neuromancer
The best books like Neuromancer are Foundation, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Neuromancer by William Gibson is about technology and identity, corporate power, artificial intelligence. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Foundation
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Isaac Asimov · Science fiction
Foundation opens at the peak of a twelve-thousand-year empire that mathematician Hari Seldon knows is about to collapse.
A kindred science fiction read.
Read the summary → - 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Arthur C. Clarke · Science fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey begins with prehistoric man-apes encountering a featureless black monolith that somehow catalyzes their cognitive leap from prey to hunter.
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
Read the summary → - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Nick Bostrom · Science
Superintelligence is Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom's systematic analysis of what might happen if artificial intelligence systems become more capable than humans — and why that transition might represent one of the most significant risks in human history.
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
Read the summary → - The Alignment Problem
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Brian Christian · Science
Brian Christian's The Alignment Problem examines a fundamental challenge in machine learning: how do you ensure that an artificial system actually pursues the goals you intend, rather than a close but dangerous approximation?
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
Read the summary → - Oryx and Crake
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Margaret Atwood · Science fiction
Snowman — formerly Jimmy — may be the last human being alive.
Both dig into corporate power.
Read the summary → - Snow Crash
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Neal Stephenson · Science fiction
Hiro Protagonist — yes, that's his name — is a freelance hacker and part-time pizza deliveryman in a near-future America that has fractured into private corporate enclaves.
Both dig into virtual reality.
Read the summary → - 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari · Philosophy
Where Sapiens traced humanity's past and Homo Deus speculated about its future, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century plants itself in the present.
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
Read the summary → - AI Superpowers
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Kai-Fu Lee · Business
AI Superpowers is Kai-Fu Lee's argument that the geopolitical competition to lead in artificial intelligence is primarily a two-country race between the United States and China, and that the outcome will reshape the global economy in ways most people haven't started to reckon with.
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
Read the summary → - Atlas of AI
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Kate Crawford · Science
Atlas of AI is Kate Crawford's account of what artificial intelligence actually is — not a disembodied intelligence but a physical system built from extracted minerals, underpaid labor, vast energy consumption, and accumulated data taken largely without meaningful consent.
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
Read the summary → - Co-Intelligence
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Ethan Mollick · Business
Co-Intelligence is Ethan Mollick's argument that large language models represent something genuinely new — not a search engine, not a simple automation tool — and that the right response is not fear or hype but active, informed experimentation.
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
Read the summary → - Competing in the Age of AI
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Marco Iansiti & Karim Lakhani · Business
Competing in the Age of AI is Marco Iansiti and Karim Lakhani's argument that artificial intelligence is not just another technology to be adopted, but a fundamental redesign of how firms operate — and that companies built from the start with AI at their core will eventually displace firms that try to bolt AI onto traditional operating models.
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
Read the summary → - Deep Learning
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Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville · Science
Deep Learning by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville is the standard graduate-level textbook on the mathematical and computational foundations of deep neural networks.
Both dig into artificial intelligence.
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Books like Neuromancer: quick answers
What are the best books like Neuromancer?
The best books like Neuromancer by William Gibson are Foundation by Isaac Asimov, 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom, The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Neuromancer, such as technology and identity, corporate power, artificial intelligence.
What should I read after Neuromancer?
A natural next read after Neuromancer is Foundation by Isaac Asimov. A kindred science fiction read. Other strong choices are 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom, The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian.
What books are similar to Neuromancer by William Gibson?
Neuromancer centers on technology and identity, corporate power, artificial intelligence. Books with a similar feel include Foundation by Isaac Asimov, 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom, The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
