The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies

Given the speed of change that is occurring in artificial intelligence and digital technology, Erik Brynjolfsson's and Andrew McAfee's The Second Machine Age (2014) will probably become out-of-date within months of its publication. But it is still a very good review of the social and economic implications of these accelerating technologies -- both for good (including significant consumer benefits) and for bad (significant workforce disruptions and potentially increasing inequality).