Sam Altman's Book Recommendations
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, known for developing technologies like ChatGPT and DALL-E. He was previously president of Y Combinator. Based on his book recommendations, he seems to enjoy a mix of fiction, science, and business strategy.
📚 Books Recommended by Sam Altman 50
Medieval Technology and Social Change
"Really is great."
book list View source ↗"@paulg it really is great."
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Meditations
"Great read."
book list View source ↗"great read (cc @naval)"
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Pandaemonium
"My favourite book of the year"
blog View source ↗"My favorite book of [2018]."
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Superintelligence
"Incidentally, Nick Bostrom’s excellent book “Superintelligence” is the best thing I’ve seen on this topic. It is well worth a read."
blog View source ↗"Best thing I’ve seen on this topic."
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The Transit of Venus
"Incredible."
book list View source ↗"Re-reading this book tonight. It's incredible."
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Blitzscaling
"Have been waiting for it to come out so that I can recommend it to everyone."
book list View source ↗"I got to read an early copy of this, and have been waiting for it to come out so that I can recommend it to everyone:"
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The Beak of the Finch
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The Old Way
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Hold 'em Poker
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A Pattern Language
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Molecular Biology of the Cell
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The Art of War in the Middle Ages
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A Life Decoded
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Winning
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Plentiful Energy
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Man's Search for Meaning
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Plan B 3.0
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Powering the Future
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Principia
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Fundamentals of Plasma Physics
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Anna Karenina
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Hunger of Memory
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Trial of Socrates
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Republic
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Dealers of Lightning
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The Score Takes Care of Itself
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The Constitutional Convention
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The Kite Runner
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Brave New World
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Fall
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Legend of Henry Ford
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Einstein
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Call Me by Your Name
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Making of a Manager
"Gives new managers the tools they need to help their people and company win."
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Guns, Sails, and Empires
"Excellent!"
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Secrets of Sand Hill Road
"A valuable resource for any founder who wants to work with VCs."
Mind of Napoleon
"An incredible primary-source portrait on a brilliant (but obviously deeply flawed) individual."
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Zero to One
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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The Sleepwalkers
"This is a really good book, and has been on my mind watching the Ukraine situation develop:"
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Skunk Works
"This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
"weekend book recommendation: Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro. stayed up last night finishing; really good"
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Solution Selling
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The Supermen
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Foundation (7 books)
"This series was on Sam Altman's bookshelf."
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