Recommended Reading 2025
Recommended Reading 2025
2025’s reads focused on understanding the AI revolution — not just the technology, but the companies and people building it.
The Thinking Machine
by Stephen Witt
The untold story of how AI went from academic curiosity to world-changing technology. Witt (who wrote “How Music Got Free”) brings his narrative journalism skills to trace the decades of research, the key breakthroughs, and the personalities that brought us to this moment. Essential context for anyone working in AI.
The Nvidia Way
by Tae Kim
Jensen Huang built Nvidia from a graphics card company into the most important company of the AI era. This book goes inside the culture, the decisions, and the bets that paid off. Understanding Nvidia is understanding the infrastructure layer of AI.
Key insights:
- Nvidia nearly died multiple times in its early years
- The CUDA platform was a decade-long bet that seemed crazy at the time
- Jensen’s management style is intense but purposeful
- The company’s culture of “intellectual honesty” drives innovation
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