Genius Makers

New York Times journalist Cade Metz's *Genius Makers* delivers a dramatic, deeply reported account of the rise of artificial intelligence. Metz profiles the eccentric scientists—including AI pioneer Geoff Hinton—who sparked a fierce global "arms race" among tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI. Based on hundreds of exclusive interviews, the book reveals how powerful AI has profoundly transformed our lives and social discourse, often unnoticed. It vividly portrays the intense conflicts among national interests, shareholder value, and the pursuit of scientific knowledge, while confronting urgent ethical questions about privacy, security, and bias. Praised by Walter Isaacson as a "colorful page-turner" and a recipient of starred reviews from Kirkus and Library Journal.

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This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of Technology. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into Artificial Intelligence, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.