TOP 20 books about AI in Ukrainian: recommendations from artificial intelligence expert Oleksiy Minakov

The updated reading list covers a broad spectrum of topics, from automation and education to safety and societal impact.

September 10, 2026
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Artificial intelligence expert Oleksiy Minakov has released an updated, personal list of 20 recommended books about artificial intelligence available in Ukrainian.

Minakov initially compiled a top 10 list two years ago, later expanding it by three books, and has now refreshed the collection following the release of several high-quality publications over the past year. The final selection covers a broad spectrum of topics related to AI, including its development, large language models, AI agents, the future of work, automation, education, creativity, safety, and its overall impact on society.

The complete list of 20 recommended books features:
1. «Hegemony. AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World» by Parmi Olson
2. «Co-Intelligence. Living and Working with AI» by Ethan Mollick
3. «The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make artificial intelligence work» by David de Kremer
4. «Words are great in a new world. How artificial intelligence will revolutionize education (and why that’s a good thing)» by Salman Khan
5. «Large Language Models, Query Engineering, and Agents» by Oleksandr Krakovetsky
6. «Genesis. Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit» by Henry Kissinger, Craig Mundy, and Eric Schmidt
7. «Vacancy: Human. How to Stay Jobless in the Age of Artificial Intelligence» by Thomas Davenport and Julia Kirby
8. «The Code of Creativity. How Artificial Intelligence Learns to Write, Draw, Think» by Marcus de Seitois
9. «Competition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence» by Marco Jansiti and Karim Lakhani
10. «Artificial Intelligence Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order» by Kai-Fu Lee
11. «Superintelligence. Strategies and dangers of developing intelligent machines» by Nick Bostrom
12. «Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence» by Max Tegmark
13. «Compatible with Humans. AI and the Problem of Control» by Stuart Russell
14. «Nexus. A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI» by Yuval Noah Harari
15. «Total Automation. How Computer Algorithms Are Changing Life» by Christopher Steiner
16. «New Thinking. From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence» by Dagogo Alttrade
17. «Artificial Intelligence 2041: 10 Predictions for the Future» by Kai-Fu Li and Chen Qiufan
18. «The Singularity is near. When we unite with AI» by Ray Kurzweil
19. «The Next Wave. Technology, Power, and the Greatest Dilemma of the 21st Century» by Mustafa Suleiman and Michael Baskar
20. «The Beast in the Machine: How Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Are Changing War and the Future of Human Conflict» by George Doherty

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