Owning a factory does not guarantee technological independence; an AI decision does not remove human responsibility. Chip War and Genesis give this collection two centres of gravity: material production chains and the authority to set a system’s goals. Continue into the economics of specialisation or the organisation of engineering work.
Chris Miller’s history of the semiconductor industry connects invention, manufacturing, state policy and international dependencies. It explains the division of work between chip designers, fabs and equipment makers. The source is Scribner’s 2022 English-language edition, not a current market report.
A 2024 book about how artificial intelligence might change knowledge, politics, security, economics and ideas of human dignity.