Discover how artificial intelligence thinks and reasons, and learn how to maximize its super-human abilities in this essential new book by prize-winning technology writer Jamie Bartlett. Hundreds of millions of people now interact with AI like ChatGPT daily to organize finances, seek advice, and find love, transforming society, politics, and business almost overnight. This book provides the crucial understanding needed to navigate this rapid technological shift.

Knowing how to speak to AI—and how not to—is a skill everyone now requires. While some leverage AI to turbo-charge productivity, others risk falling into dangerous conspiracies or delusions. Bartlett takes you inside the machine to show how to stay in control of these powerful new companions, even as they change the way we live, feel, and think.

• Empowering guide to understanding how to make the most of incredible new AI technologies.
• Learn how to interact with AI effectively without succumbing to new powers of manipulation and control.
• Written by award-winning technology writer Jamie Bartlett, author of The Dark Net and The People vs Tech.
• Recognized as a BBC ‘BOOK YOU NEED TO READ IN 2026’ and a THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.

• Author: Jamie Bartlett
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 272 pages
• Publication Date: April 9, 2026
• ISBN-10: 0753561980
• ISBN-13: 978-0753561980
• Dimensions: 129 x 18 x 197mm
• Weight: 200 g

This accessible and essential read offers the guidance necessary to master interaction with AI, ensuring you remain in command of this transformative technology.