Silicon Empires
The Fight for the Future of AI
Polity Press · Print & ebook · January 8, 2026
Since the emergence of ChatGPT, generative AI has been heralded as a technology poised to revolutionize our world.
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- Who it’s for
- Nick Srnicek examines the geopolitical economy of AI and the struggle to capture its value.
- Genres
- AI & Machine Learning, Science & Tech Policy, Tech Industry
- Published
- Polity Press, January 8, 2026
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Since the emergence of ChatGPT, generative AI has been heralded as a technology poised to revolutionize our world. But beyond the hype and hyperbole, who truly wields power over this transformative technology? In Silicon Empires, Nick Srnicek explores the geopolitical economy of artificial intelligence, revealing how a handful of powerful corporations and states are engaged in a monumental struggle to control its future.
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Srnicek moves beyond the headlines to lay bare the elaborate strategies that these silicon empires - from tech giants to great powers - are deploying to capture the immense value of AI. This incisive analysis uncovers the deep-seated tensions between corporate ambitions and national interests, and the profound consequences of this new era of technological competition. As the race for AI supremacy accelerates, Srnicek compellingly demonstrates that the decisions being made in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley and the halls of government will shape the distribution of wealth and power on a global scale for decades to come. Now available as an audiobook.
AI’s Power Struggle
Nick Srnicek examines the geopolitical economy of AI and the struggle to capture its value.
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- How corporations and states seek to control AI’s future
- Tensions between corporate ambitions and national interests
Expect
- Strategies used by tech giants and great powers
- How AI competition may shape global wealth and power
Where it sits
| AI & Machine Learning | 61% |
|---|---|
| Science & Tech Policy | 54% |
| Tech Industry | 33% |
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Publisher categories
- Politics & Government
- How Media Works
- Authors
- Nick Srnicek
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Published
- January 8, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Politics & Government