| | Introduction: The Coming Artificial Invention Age | p. 1 |
| | Automating Invention | |
| | A Prehistory of Genies | p. 15 |
| | Enter the Universal Machine | p. 29 |
| | The Rise of Wishes | p. 37 |
| | Artificial Invention Today | p. 51 |
| | Invention Automation: Old and New | p. 62 |
| | Humans and Their Tools: Partners in Invention | p. 86 |
| | Regulating Genies | |
| | Patenting Artificial Inventions | p. 97 |
| | Follow the Value | p. 113 |
| | Free the Genie, Bottle the Wish | p. 137 |
| | The Limits of Law in a World of Genies | p. 157 |
| | Living with Genies | |
| | Learning How to Wish | p. 177 |
| | Competing with Genies | p. 191 |
| | Advising Aladdin | p. 201 |
| | A Genie in Every Home | p. 211 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 219 |
| | Notes | p. 225 |
| | Index | p. 263 |