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Vaughn

vaughnhannon@books.socialyeti.club

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Vaughn's books

2026 Reading Goal

28% complete! Vaughn has read 2 of 7 books.

Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary (Hardcover, 2021, Ballantine Books)

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …

Great adventure and interesting questions raised!

Another great read from Andy Weir. I loved the characters and really appreciated the structure he used to tell the story from Grace's POV. Some very fun speculation and exploration on evolution, how we perceive our surroundings, and what it means to be human.

Empire of AI (Hardcover, 2025, Penguin Publishing Group)

When AI expert and investigative journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she …

Can Sam Altman hold it all together?

A good look at the inner turmoil of OpenAI and reminder of what it takes for the hyperscalers of the tech world to create their version of AI.

Douglas Rushkoff: Team Human (2019, W.W. Norton) No rating

Honestly I skimmed the last half of the book. This is written as an anti-tech manifesto with surface level arguments and little no footnotes to research backing any point the author is trying to make. Apparently the book is based on a podcast (had I but known) so maybe go listen to that instead of trying to get through this.