How AI Ate the World

• Popular 'start here' guide to the next big tech wave People want to know about AI because of its power (AI is a top web search topic) An accessible, expert guide by the author of the first popular book on TikTok

Auteur

Chris Stokel-Walker is a freelance English journalist, specialising in technology. He regularly contributes to the BBC, Washington Post, New York Times, WIRED, Economist, Guardian, New Scientist and Newsweek, and appears on the BBC, Sky News, CNN, Al Jazeera, Times Radio and other TV channels and radio stations. Chris is author of YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars (2019, Canbury Press),The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks (2023, Michael O'Mara Books) and TikTok Boom: China's Dynamite App and the Superpower Race for Social Media (2021, Canbury Press) - the first popular book on TikTok. His latest book is How AI Ate the World: A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence - and its Long Future (2024, Canbury Press). It has been described as "a wild ride" through the development and uses of AI, the biggest new force in technology. In its review, The Daily Telegraph wrote: 'It is an excellent starter for those who want to gain an insight into how AI works and why it's likely to shape our lives.'