Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is the next frontier in artificial intelligence research. Unlike narrow AI systems, AGI aims to replicate human-level cognition across diverse domains.
It focuses on machines that can reason, plan, learn, and adapt without being limited to a specific task. This involves deep reinforcement learning, neural networks, symbolic reasoning, and cognitive architectures.
The study of AGI intersects with neuroscience, computer science, computational linguistics, and ethics. It raises complex questions about consciousness, machine autonomy, and long-term societal impact.
Best Artificial General Intelligence Books
Exploring the best artificial general intelligence books is essential for understanding the core frameworks, alignment challenges, and technological roadmap of AGI development. These resources help decode the architecture of general intelligence and offer insights into superintelligence, recursive self-improvement, and multi-agent systems.
Artificial General Intelligence (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
- Togelius, Julian (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 240 Pages - 09/24/2024 (Publication Date) - The MIT Press (Publisher)
The Path to AGI: Artificial General Intelligence: Past, Present, and Future
- Thompson, John K. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 416 Pages - 02/26/2025 (Publication Date) - Technics Publications, LLC (Publisher)
IMAGINE Artificial General Intelligence
- Hardcover Book
- Errazuriz, Sebastian (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 216 Pages - 06/10/2025 (Publication Date) - Independently published (Publisher)
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
- Hardcover Book
- Mollick, Ethan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 256 Pages - 04/02/2024 (Publication Date) - Portfolio (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
- Mueller, John Paul (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 368 Pages - 11/20/2024 (Publication Date) - For Dummies (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence for Babies (Baby University)
- Ferrie, Chris (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 24 Pages - 07/01/2024 (Publication Date) - Sourcebooks Explore (Publisher)
How to Fight Artificial Intelligence (AI) (The Citizen’s Guide to Fifth Generation Warfare)
- Flynn, Ltg (Ret ) Michael T (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 312 Pages - 06/16/2023 (Publication Date) - Boone Cutler Media Enterprise, LLC (Publisher)
A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
- Hardcover Book
- Bennett, Max S. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 432 Pages - 10/24/2023 (Publication Date) - Mariner Books (Publisher)
ARTificial Intelligence
- Hardcover Book
- Biedrzycki, David (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 56 Pages - 10/15/2024 (Publication Date) - Charlesbridge (Publisher)
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
- Hardcover Book
- Wooldridge, Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 272 Pages - 01/19/2021 (Publication Date) - Flatiron Books (Publisher)
Marketing Artificial Intelligence: AI, Marketing, and the Future of Business
- Hardcover Book
- Roetzer, Paul (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 256 Pages - 06/28/2022 (Publication Date) - Matt Holt Books (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction
- Taulli, Tom (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 199 Pages - 08/02/2019 (Publication Date) - Apress (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review (HBR Insights Series)
- Review, Harvard Business (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 192 Pages - 09/17/2019 (Publication Date) - Harvard Business Review Press (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Pearson Series in Artifical Intelligence)
- Hardcover Book
- Russell, Stuart (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 1136 Pages - 05/08/2020 (Publication Date) - Pearson (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity: Develop AI approaches to solve cybersecurity problems in your organization
- Kolosnjaji, Bojan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 358 Pages - 10/31/2024 (Publication Date) - Packt Publishing (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence Programming with Python: From Zero to Hero
- Xiao, Perry (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 720 Pages - 03/29/2022 (Publication Date) - Wiley (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence: Book 1 Personal Assistant
- Hardcover Book
- Hartley III, Dr. Dean S. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 328 Pages - 08/23/2024 (Publication Date) - Independently published (Publisher)
Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
- Audible Audiobook
- Eric Topol (Author) - Graham Winton (Narrator)
- English (Publication Language)
- 03/12/2019 (Publication Date) - Recorded Books (Publisher)
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Global Edition
- Norvig, Peter (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 1166 Pages - 05/13/2021 (Publication Date) - Pearson (Publisher)
Understanding AGI isn’t just about algorithms—it’s about grasping the essence of intelligence, adaptation, and decision-making at scale.
Engaging with the best artificial general intelligence books supports long-term thinking in AI alignment, safety research, and cognitive modeling. These insights are critical for researchers, AI policy strategists, and future technologists.
As machine intelligence moves beyond task-specific applications, knowledge from AGI literature provides a foundation for shaping ethical frameworks, technical safeguards, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
By immersing in AGI theory and research, you build context for where AI is heading—and how human and machine intelligence might converge in the decades ahead.
