Henry Blodget says AI may write great novels someday. He still wanted to write this one himself.

Henry Blodget spoke to Business Insider about his new book, "The Upgrade." Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Henry Blodget told Business Insider why he wrote a novel about an AI supervillain. "The risks are big," he said of AI, "which, in fiction, gives you a nice canvas to work with." Blodget said he edited the book with Claude, but intentionally did not let AI draft it. Victor Leetum is a tech billionaire with a plan: "Cloning himself with AI so he can live forever and take over the world." He'll ...