I'd strongly recommend the short story "The Machine Stops" by E.M. Forster. Very small time investment. I think it's really great story and very applicable to the times. Seems like the film Wall E took quite a bit of inspiration from this. I think more steps should be taken to mitigate the risk illustrated by the story.
A.E. Van Vogt wrote some neat little novels about “Weapon Shops”. I thought they were really good, too.
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