The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It runs 5.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Langan (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 5.2 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Langan
Michael Langan narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 678 hours in all.
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It is an audiobook by Toby Walsh: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Langan, released September 28, 2026, on the Computers & Technology shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Langan
- Released
- September 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9798318594502
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It as an audiobook?
The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It?
The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It is narrated by Michael Langan.