The Library

AI Learning Resources for the Longmont Community

Newest Content
Foundational Books
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of AI
The Coming Wave
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
The Singularity Is Nearer

Quick‑Start Articles / Profiles

“The Age of AI Has Begun”
“Geoffrey Hinton quits Google and warns of AI dangers”
“Demis Hassabis Is Preparing for AI’s Endgame”

Long‑Form Podcasts / Interviews

Lex Fridman #419 — Sam Altman: “GPT‑5, AGI & power”
Babbage (The Economist) — “What is Artificial General Intelligence?”
The Ezra Klein Show — “AI Could Solve Some of Humanity’s Hardest Problems. It Already Has.”
60 Minutes — Demis Hassabis on AGI
“AI, Biotech, Quantum & the Singularity”
Dwarkesh — Situational Awareness w/ Leopold Aschenbrenner
AI and Us — “The Singularity: Navigating Our AI Future”

Policy, Governance & Academic Reports

“Why Big Tech cannot agree on AGI”
The Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety
International AI Safety Report 2025 (PDF)
“Managing Extreme AI Risks amid Rapid Progress” (PDF)
“Artificial Intelligence: Arguments for Catastrophic Risk”
Mainstream Journalism & Essays
“Artificial Intelligence: Arguments for Catastrophic Risk”
“Managing Extreme AI Risks amid Rapid Progress” (PDF)
“World Is Ill‑Prepared for AI Breakthroughs”
“Beyond AI: Preparing for Artificial Super‑intelligence”
“AI 2027: What Superintelligence Looks Like”
Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead
“Experts Imagine the Impact of AI by 2040”

Fiction For Forward-Thinking

Not everyone reads tech policy for fun. That’s okay. This section is for anyone who wants to think about AI in a more relaxed, human way — through stories.

Good fiction helps us ask better real-world questions:

  • What do we value as humans?
  • How do we want technology to serve us, not replace us?
  • What scenarios would we welcome — and what futures would we refuse?

Use this collection for inspiration, debate, family conversations, book clubs, and creative brainstorming. It’s a softer doorway into deep ideas — a place where imagination leads, and strategy follows. Grab popcorn, settle in, and explore the futures the storytellers have already imagined.

Have a movie, series, or novel that changed the way you think about AI?

Send us suggestions at longmontnextwave@gmail.com and we’ll consider adding it to the Library.