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)
Generative AI: Navigating the Course to the Artificial General Intelligence Future
- Hardcover Book
- Musiol, Martin (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 432 Pages - 02/28/2024 (Publication Date) - Wiley (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: A Systems Approach from Architecture Principles to Deployment (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Series)
- Hardcover Book
- Martinez, David R. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 580 Pages - 06/11/2024 (Publication Date) - The MIT Press (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)
Artificial General Intelligence (Cognitive Technologies)
- Hardcover Book
- English (Publication Language)
- 525 Pages - 11/30/2006 (Publication Date) - Springer (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)
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 for Cybersecurity: Develop AI approaches to solve cybersecurity problems in your organization
- Bojan Kolosnjaji (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 358 Pages - 10/31/2024 (Publication Date) - Packt Publishing (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)
What is Artificial Intelligence? (A True Book: Our Digital World)
- Crane, Cody (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 48 Pages - 09/02/2025 (Publication Date) - Children's Press (Publisher)
The Future of Artificial General Intelligence: Exploring True AI, Human Impact and the Road to Superintelligence (Books on Tech Book 98)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Royce, Taylor (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 303 Pages - 10/10/2025 (Publication Date)
ARTificial Intelligence
- Hardcover Book
- Biedrzycki, David (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 56 Pages - 10/15/2024 (Publication Date) - Charlesbridge (Publisher)
2084 and the AI Revolution, Updated and Expanded Edition: How Artificial Intelligence Informs Our Future
- Hardcover Book
- Lennox, John C. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 384 Pages - 11/26/2024 (Publication Date) - Zondervan (Publisher)
Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
- Barrat, James (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 352 Pages - 02/17/2015 (Publication Date) - St. Martin's Griffin (Publisher)
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
- Russell, Stuart (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 352 Pages - 11/17/2020 (Publication Date) - Penguin Books (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.
