by Joanna Stern
First published 2026
Technology reporter Joanna Stern does the unthinkable: she surrenders her entire life to artificial intelligence. For a full year, every decision—from booking flights to managing her health—gets outsourced to AI algorithms. What begins as a professional experiment quickly transforms into a high-stakes personal investigation. As AI tools make increasingly complex choices on her behalf, Stern discovers the thin line between convenience and catastrophe. She tracks each algorithmic intervention, interviewing leading tech experts to decode the real capabilities and potential dangers of our emerging AI overlords. With each passing month, the boundary between human agency and machine logic blurs, forcing her to confront a critical question: Who's really in control?
Genres: science, non-fiction, technology, artificial-intelligence
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: man-vs-machine, personal-journey
320 pages · Hardcover · Harper Business