Artificial intelligence will shake up life in the 2020s as dramatically as the internet did in the 2000s. This accessible, up-to-date book charts AI’s rise from its origins in Cold War America to its imminent and far-reaching impact on all of us now.
Chris Stokel-Walker Book order




- 2024
- 2023
The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
A fascinating, accessible and expertly written introduction to the most important invention in human history: the internet.
- 2021
YouTubers
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Charts YouTube's rise from single home video to global boom industry - while getting the inside story on brand deals, burnout and authenticity
- 2021
TikTok has taken over the world in just a few short years. What does its success mean for the future of technology? Journalist and author Chris Stokel- Walker tells the inside story of the Chinese app, with unprecedented access to key company figures.