Garrison Lovely Publishes 'Obsolete,' a New Book on AI's Trillion-Dollar Race to Replace Us
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-11-14
Garrison Lovely promotes his new book Obsolete: The AI Industry's Trillion-Dollar Race to Replace Us—and How to Stop It (OR Books), tackling whether AI is a bubble or humanity's last invention, and an existing harm or existential threat. It has drawn early praise: Luke Kemp calls it "the best book I've read on AI," Publishers Weekly calls it a "disquieting debut," and Vox highlights how it transcends the warring tribes of the frontier-AI debate. Former CSET researcher Jon Bateman quotes it as his favorite AI book — accessible, rigorous and fair to all sides — and links to a podcast discussion with the author.
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