READ@PolyU 2026: Exploring Our AI Future

READ@PolyU 2026 has begun! Our campus-wide reading programme aims to foster a love of reading across PolyU. Each year, we select an award-winning common book for every student to read along.

This year’s pick is AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan — a collection of sci-fi stories blended with technological analysis. Through ten stories set in our future, the authors explore a changing world where characters confront the unintended consequences and sudden opportunities of new tech.

By unmasking the friction between automated efficiency and human agency, the book reminds us that while the challenges are real, the final choices belong to us.

Upcoming Events 

	Get Your Common Book 📅 31 Aug – 11 Sept 2026 (Mon – Fri), 14.00 – 17.00 📍P/F of the Library Eligibility: PolyU Students (Quota:800) Pick up a print copy for free while stock lasts! Prefer a digital copy? Access the e-book version.
	Join a Book Chat Group 📅 Week 3 – 6 (Mon – Fri), 11.30 / 12.30 / 13.30 📍The Bubble, 6/F South Wing of the Library Meet three times in a staff-led group, exchange ideas, share insights, and explore the future of AI with fellow PolyU readers.
	Themed Book Exhibition 📅 24 Aug – 31 Oct 2026 📍Featured Book Display, P/F, Library Discover a curated collection of novels and thought-provoking works on AI, ethics, creativity, and human identity.

For details, please visit the READ@PolyU website.

READ@PolyU is a campus-wide reading programme to promote a love of reading on campus. Our vision is to build an empathetic, creative, and courageous community of learners and global citizens for whom reading is a source of knowledge and creativity.