The , edited by Ben Vickers and K Allado-McDowell, is an expansive and non-linear exploration of artificial intelligence that transcends traditional technical manuals. Published by Ignota Books, it maps the intersection of machine learning with ancient wisdom, occultism, and artistic practice.

The book is divided into three primary sections that trace the historical and philosophical evolution of the field: Focus Area

: It presents AI not just as a future state, but as a simultaneous past and present, drawing on panpsychist and animist worldviews. Structure and Contributors

Views AI as a prophetic machine, rooted in automation and forecasting.

: Accessing rare insights from contributors like K Allado-McDowell , who established the Artists + Machine Intelligence program at Google AI.

While a physical copy offers a tactile experience of its associative imagery, many researchers seek the to navigate its hyperdimensional references digitally. Core Themes: Beyond the Algorithm

Explores the relationship between machine cognition and human interpretation.

For those interested in a more critical, socio-political look at AI's physical infrastructure, Kate Crawford’s Atlas of AI provides a complementary perspective on labor and resource extraction. Atlas of Anomalous AI - CURA Magazine

: Inspired by art historian Aby Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas , the book uses a "constellation" of images and texts to create an atemporal map of intelligence.

The Atlas rejects the "linear, progressive" narrative of AI as a weapon of domination. Instead, it reframes technology as a "cultural carrier bag"—a collection of myths and stories that shape our reality.