Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-08-04
Books mentioned on The A.I. Revolt Is Here | The Ezra Klein Show
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The MANIAC
Benjamín Labatut's biographical novel explores the complex lives of visionary scientists and mathematicians who reshaped the modern technological landscape.
Recommended“Ooh, um so I think the first one is really relevant to this conversation, which is uh Ben Yemin Labatut's The Maniac, um which includes a sort of lightly fictionalized biography of John von Neumann, the story of AlphaGo.”
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The Technology Trap
The Technology Trap by Carl Benedikt Frey is an economic history and analysis examining how technological advancements, automation, and industrial revolutions impact society and labor markets over time.
Recommended“My second book is The Technology Trap from Carl Benedikt Frey, which I think is very much about how people's attitudes towards technology and automation depend on to what extent the benefits, the economic growth, is shared”
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The Art of Gathering
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker is a guidebook that challenges conventional hosting norms, teaching people how to bring groups together with intention, clear purpose, and meaningful structure.
Recommended“And then finally, Priya Parker's The Art of Gathering, cuz I do think that the relational stuff is going to become a lot more important than it always was, and I do think that book has helped me become a better host.”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“So, uh I wrote Abundance uh last year with Derek Thompson or published it. And one thing I've heard been asked by a lot of people like, "What is the Abundance take on a data center?"”