Genesis
- NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Genesis by Henry A. Kissinger, Craig Mundie, and Eric Schmidt is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including McKinsey & Company, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedPublished after Kissinger's death, Genesis is really two books wearing one jacket: a geopolitical meditation on AI and statecraft from a diplomat who spent his career thinking about power balances, and a more technical collaboration with Schmidt and Mundie on what machine intelligence might do to human agency and truth itself. Its strongest material is historical; its weakest is speculative — forecasts that read as assertion rather than argument.
In the press
“Astute if often oddball insights.”
Kirkus Reviews
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 0.80 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.68 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.68 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Genesis on?
Genesis appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including McKinsey & Company.
What is its Consensus Score?
Genesis has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.