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Elon Musk's reading list
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items books that Elon musk has read/recommended/tweeted about!
a book that is bringing to our attention the potential crisis that we are walking towards with AI and control
Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control (by Stuart Russell)
a book explaining how a business could possibly predict the future and ensure that their startup is a success
Zero to One: Notes on Startups (by Peter Thiel)
a book examining the debates about the environment, smoking and nuclear weapons
Merchants of Doubt: How Scientists Obscured Truth (by Naomi Orestes & Erik. M. Conway)
a book promoting the keeping of artificial intelligence and a book that mentions how it could be beneficial for humans and how it would ensure technological progress
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of AI (by Max Tergmark)
a book talking about the origins of life, consciousness and the universe itself
The Big Picture: Origins of Life & Universe (by Sean Carroll)
a book explaining how dangerous lying is, and, principally, how white lies affect people on a daily basis and how it's always better to tell the truth
Lying (by Sam Harris)
a book discussing the possibility of disaster and the state of the world if AI were to surpass human intelligence
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (by Nick Bostrom)
a book examining the study of economics, how countries become wealthy (that book was published in the same year as the Declaration of Independance)
The Wealth of Nations (by Adam Smith)
a guide for leaders/businessman or businesswoman that desires to build strong relationships with their employees and to establish a flourishing work environment where the workers take pride in following their boss's lead
Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss (by Kim Scott)
one of the books that Elon read as a teenager and that shaped his way of perceiving life. it's a book of science-fiction filled with humour that follow the story of Arthur Dent, whom, after the destruction of his house, is taken away from the planet ...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
one of the biographies that Elon enjoyed; it follows the life of Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers and talks about his career as one of American's most known and respect writer, diplomat and business strategist and how he shaped American...
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
a book taking about the physics behind structure; how suspension bridges don't fall or how skyscrapers are imagined. ELon described it as a wonderful book and a primer for learning about structure
Structures: Why Things Don't Fall Down
he sweetly reacted to that book by tweeting “my mom wrote a book ❤️”!
A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for Life