Silicon Empires Maps AI Strategic Terrain

Nick Srnicek's book Silicon Empires analyzes AI's development within economic and geopolitical contexts, mapping how Big Tech pursues AI through four strategies—cloud infrastructure, frontier research, conglomerate productization, and sector-specific agents. Srnicek argues that bubbles and chatbots mislead observers, and that AI's diffusion depends on state roles, capitalist dynamics, and firms' strategic positions shaping industry adoption.