The AI Survival Club
The AI Survival Club is for readers who want a critical view of AI. Join a book club led by an award-winning AI ethicist.
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How this community works
- Pricing
- $29 a monthWell above the ai & tech median of $9.
- Size
- 338 membersBigger than 30% of the ai & tech communities indexed here.
- Revenue ceiling
- $9,802 a monthIf every member paid the listed price. Free tiers, discounts and churn are not visible from outside.
- Format
- 2 paid tiers
- Platform
- Circle
- Category
- AI & Tech
- Last verified
- 14 October 2026
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- 2 paid tiers: one price for access, another for proximity. Worth copying once you know which members want more of you.
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About The AI Survival Club
The AI Survival Club is for readers who want a critical view of AI. Join a book club led by an award-winning AI ethicist.
Why you should join: One carefully chosen book a month on AI, ethics, surveillance and power, with two discussions to dig into it together. Membership is $29 a month or $348 a year.
Tiers and products
Monthly membership
From $29 / monthlyAnnual membership
From $348 / yearly
Notes
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The one-liner
A critical AI book club led by an AI ethicist.
What they actually sell
The AI Survival Club is run by Catharina Doria. Its own pitch: "A critical AI literacy book club led by an award-winning AI ethicist." The public offer sits at $29 a month. The offer is easy to understand in one read, which is half the job of a sales page. What stands out is how directly the page names the result a buyer wants.
Who pays and why
Readers who want a critical view of AI. The pull is understanding AI without hype. They pay for a monthly curated book and discussion. The emotional pull is being around people chasing the same thing, which matters as much as any single lesson. The AI Survival Club gives them one place to bring that problem every week.
Where the members come from
Catharina Doria's name is on the Circle page, so members most likely come from existing work, clients and followers rather than cold traffic. The page itself links no social channels, which suggests growth comes from an audience built elsewhere. Catharina Doria stays the visible face of the brand on the page.
What's holding it back
Book clubs need consistent turnout. A fuller public page, showing what happens inside each week, would make the join decision easier.
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Pick one book a month to give the room a clear rhythm.
Would this work in another niche?
Yes for any topic with good books. Weak for practical skills.
Written 15 October 2026
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