The Thinking Machine

The Thinking Machine is a nonfiction book by Stephen Witt that tells the story of the rise of modern artificial intelligence through the people and companies behind it. The book focuses on the development of advanced computing systems and the engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs driving breakthroughs in machine learning. It traces how ideas from neuroscience, mathematics, and computer science came together to create systems capable of learning, predicting, and generating complex outputs. Blending narrative journalism with technology history, it explores the race to build intelligent machines and the broader impact of AI on society, power, and the future of work.