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**A Sunday Times, Economist, Prospect and Financial Times Book of the Year** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023** AI. SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY. QUANTUM COMPUTING. Everything is about to change. This is the only book you need to understand this new world. From the ultimate AI insider, Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, part of Google. 'Fascinating, well-written, and important' Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens 'Deeply rewarding and consistently astonishing' Stephen Fry 'An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times' Bill Gates Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organise your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are prepared. As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind, part of Google, Mustafa Suleyman has been at the centre of this revolution. The coming decade, he argues, will be defined by this wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies. In The Coming Wave, Suleyman shows how these forces will create immense prosperity but also threaten the nation-state, the foundation of global order. As our fragile governments sleepwalk into disaster, we face an existential dilemma: unprecedented harms on one side and the threat of overbearing surveillance on the other. Can we forge a narrow path between catastrophe and dystopia? This ground-breaking book from the ultimate AI insider establishes 'the containment problem' - the task of maintaining control over powerful technologies - as the essential challenge of our age. 'A stunning book by a man at the very centre of the AI revolution' Rory Stewart 'Essential reading' Daniel Kahneman ‘Confused by the current furore about AI? This book is a good place to start…’ Financial Times, Books of the Year 2023 **A Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, Sept 2023**

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Deeply rewarding and consistently astonishing * Stephen Fry * A fascinating, well-written and important book * Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens * Rich with interesting facts, arresting arguments, and compelling observations, it is essential reading * Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking Fast and Slow * An extraordinary and necessary book ... one leaves energised and thrilled to be alive right now * Alain de Botton, author and philosopher * An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times * Bill Gates * Extraordinary ... utterly unmissable * Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and author of The Age of AI * This vital book is inspiring and terrifying ... we need to read it and act on it * David Miliband, former UK Foreign Secretary * An erudite, clear-eyed guide both to the history of radical technological change and to the deep political challenges that lie ahead * Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy * Read this essential book to understand the pace and scale of these technologies * Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group and author of The Power of Crisis * Honest, passionate and unafraid to confront what is clearly one of the great challenges our species will face this century * Andrew McAfee, author of the The Geek Way * A much-needed dose of specificity, realism, and clarity * Martha Minow, professor at Harvard Law School * Incredibly compelling * Bruce Schneier, author of A Hacker's Mind * Thought-provoking, urgent and written in powerful, highly accessible prose * Erik Brynjolsson, author of The Second Machine Age * Deeply researched and highly relevant * Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States * Suleyman proposes an urgent agenda of actions governments must take now * Graham Allison, professor at Harvard University * Calm, pragmatic, and deeply ethical ... enthralling reading * Angela Kane, Former UN Under Secretary General * Deeply thoughtful ... meticulously researched and packed with original insights * Jason Matheny, CEO of RAND * A fantastically clear, energetic, well-researched and readable book from the frontline of the greatest technological revolution of our times * Sir Geoff Mulgan, professor at UCL * The best analysis yet of what AI means for the future of humanity. Mustafa Suleyman [is] one of the most important voices on the coming wave of technologies that will shape our world * Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn * A practical and optimistic road map * Stuart Russell, author of Human Compatible * A brave wake-up call ... Indispensable reading * Tristan Harris, executive director of the Centre for Humane Technology * A panoramic survey and a clarion call to action ... Everyone should read it * Fei-Fei Li, professor at Stanford University * Can we control these new technologies before they control us? ... Mustafa Suleyman is the ideal guide to this crucial question * Jeffrey D. Sachs, professor at Columbia University and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network * Sharp, compassionate, and uncompromising * Qi Lu, CEO of Miracle Plus; ex-COO Baidu and ex-EVP Microsoft Bing * Suleyman has given deep thought about what needs to be done to ensure that emerging technologies are used for human good ... A must-read * Meghan L. O'Sullivan, director at Harvard University * A persuasively argued tour-de-force * Nouriel Roubini, author of Megathreats * A strikingly lucid and refreshingly balanced account of our current technological predicament * Kevin Esvelt, associate professor at MIT * Realistic, deeply informed and highly accessible * Jack Goldsmith, professor at Harvard University *

Nobody has been closer to the unfolding AI revolution than Mustafa Suleyman, and nobody is better placed to outline the risks and rewards of the huge technological changes happening right now. This is an extraordinary and utterly essential guide to this unique moment in human history * Eric Schmidt, former CEO, Google; author of The Age of AI * In The Coming Wave, Mustafa Suleyman offers a powerful argument that today's explosive technological revolution both fits the pattern of history but also why AI and synthetic biology are poised to be uniquely disruptive. Read this essential book to understand the pace and scale of these technologies - how they will proliferate across our society and their potential to challenge the fabric of the institutions that organize our world * Ian Bremmer, founder, Eurasia Group; author of The Power of Crisis * When The Coming Wave landed in my inbox, I cleared the diary and got reading. This is an extraordinary and necessary book; the awe-inspiring thought is that - in twenty years - it will seem almost like a conservative vision of the future, whereas right now, reading it is impossible without pausing every few pages to wonder: Can this be true? It's the book's genius to explain, soberly and gently, why yes, this will all be true - why and how. The tone is gentle and kind and sympathetic to the reader's sense of shock. There are terrifying moments, as there should be when one realizes that most of what is familiar is about to be transformed. But ultimately, one leaves energized and thrilled to be alive right now. The wave is about to hit and this is the forecast * Alain de Botton *

This important book is a vivid wake-up call. It carefully outlines the threats and opportunities associated with the exhilarating scientific advances of recent years. The Coming Wave is rich with interesting facts, arresting arguments, and compelling observations; it is essential reading * Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize winner and bestselling author of Thinking Fast and Slow * A gripping wake up calll ... A persuasively argued tour-de-force * Nouriel Roubini, economist and author of Megathreats * An extraordinary and necessary book ... The wave is about to hit and this is the forecast * Alain de Botton, author and philosopher * Nobody has been closer to the unfolding AI revolution than Mustafa Suleyman... An utterly essential guide to this unique moment in human history * Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and author of The Age of AI * Read this essential book to understand the pace and scale of these technologies--how they will proliferate across our society and their potential to challenge the fabric of the institutions that organize our world * Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group and author of The Power of Crisis * A much needed dose of specificity, realism, and clarity * Martha Minow, professor at Harvard Law School * Incredibly compelling * Bruce Schneier, security technologist and author of A Hacker's Mind * If you want to understand the meaning, promise and threat of the coming tidal wave of transformative technologies that are even now swelling and converging out there on the main, then this deeply rewarding and consistently astonishing book by Mustafa Suleyman, one of the key pioneers of Artificial Intelligence, is an absolutely essential read * Stephen Fry * This book is honest, passionate and unafraid to confront what is clearly one of the great challenges our species will face this century. Thanks to Suleyman we know what the situation is and what our options are. Now it's up to us to act * Andrew McAfee, author of the The Geek Way * An erudite, clear-eyed guide to both the history of radical technological change and to the deep political challenges that lay ahead * Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy * AI and synthetic biology will make the next decade the best in human history. Or the worst. No one recognises and explains the epic challenges ahead better than Mustafa Suleyman. Thought-provoking, urgent and written in powerful, highly accessible prose, this is a must-read book * Erik Brynjolsson, author of The Second Machine Age * Suleyman's insight as a technologist, entrepreneur, and visionary is essential... Deeply researched and highly relevant, this book provides gripping insight into some of the most important challenges of our time * Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States * Presenting a stark assessment of the dangers as well as the wonders of AI, Mustafa Suleyman proposes an urgent agenda of actions governments must take now to constrain the most potentially catastrophic applications of this revolutionary challenge * Graham Allison, political scientist and Harvard professor * Can technology be contained? Mustafa Suleyman, through tracing the history of industrial development to the dizzying acceleration of the recent technological advances, gives us the bigger picture in calm, pragmatic and deeply ethical prose. His personal journey and experiences enhance The Coming Wave and make it compelling reading for everyone wanting to step back from the daily onrush of tech news * Angela Kane, Former UN Under Secretary General * This vital book is inspiring and terrifying at the same time ... This book is about the future for all of us: we need to read it and act on it. * David Miliband, former UK Foreign Secretary * One of the greatest challenges facing the world is to devise forms of governance that harness the benefits of AI and biotech while avoiding their catastrophic risks. This book provides a deeply thoughtful account of the 'containment challenge' of these two technologies. It is meticulously researched and packed with original insights and constructive recommendations for policymakers and security experts * Jason Matheny, CEO of RAND *

Deeply rewarding and consistently astonishing * Stephen Fry * A fascinating, well-written and important book * Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens * Rich with interesting facts, arresting arguments, and compelling observations, it is essential reading * Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking Fast and Slow * An extraordinary and necessary book ... one leaves energised and thrilled to be alive right now * Alain de Botton, author and philosopher * An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times * Bill Gates * A stunning book by a man at the very centre of the AI revolution - realistic, tough-minded [and] charting a meaningful course between AI catastrophe and dystopia * Rory Stewart * Extraordinary ... utterly unmissable * Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and author of The Age of AI * This vital book is inspiring and terrifying ... we need to read it and act on it * David Miliband, former UK Foreign Secretary * An erudite, clear-eyed guide both to the history of radical technological change and to the deep political challenges that lie ahead * Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy * Read this essential book to understand the pace and scale of these technologies * Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group and author of The Power of Crisis * Honest, passionate and unafraid to confront what is clearly one of the great challenges our species will face this century * Andrew McAfee, author of the The Geek Way * A much-needed dose of specificity, realism, and clarity * Martha Minow, professor at Harvard Law School * Incredibly compelling * Bruce Schneier, author of A Hacker's Mind * Thought-provoking, urgent and written in powerful, highly accessible prose * Erik Brynjolsson, author of The Second Machine Age * Deeply researched and highly relevant * Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States * Suleyman proposes an urgent agenda of actions governments must take now * Graham Allison, professor at Harvard University * Calm, pragmatic, and deeply ethical ... enthralling reading * Angela Kane, Former UN Under Secretary General * Deeply thoughtful ... meticulously researched and packed with original insights * Jason Matheny, CEO of RAND * A fantastically clear, energetic, well-researched and readable book from the frontline of the greatest technological revolution of our times * Sir Geoff Mulgan, professor at UCL * The best analysis yet of what AI means for the future of humanity. Mustafa Suleyman [is] one of the most important voices on the coming wave of technologies that will shape our world * Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn * A practical and optimistic road map * Stuart Russell, author of Human Compatible * A brave wake-up call ... Indispensable reading * Tristan Harris, executive director of the Centre for Humane Technology * A panoramic survey and a clarion call to action ... Everyone should read it * Fei-Fei Li, professor at Stanford University * Can we control these new technologies before they control us? ... Mustafa Suleyman is the ideal guide to this crucial question * Jeffrey D. Sachs, professor at Columbia University and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network * Sharp, compassionate, and uncompromising * Qi Lu, CEO of Miracle Plus; ex-COO Baidu and ex-EVP Microsoft Bing * Suleyman has given deep thought about what needs to be done to ensure that emerging technologies are used for human good ... A must-read * Meghan L. O'Sullivan, director at Harvard University * A persuasively argued tour-de-force * Nouriel Roubini, author of Megathreats * A strikingly lucid and refreshingly balanced account of our current technological predicament * Kevin Esvelt, associate professor at MIT * Realistic, deeply informed and highly accessible * Jack Goldsmith, professor at Harvard University * A genuinely mind-boggling read, setting out the ineluctable forces soon to completely transform politics, society and even the fabric of life itself over the next decade or two * Guardian *

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Mustafa Suleyman (Author) Mustafa Suleyman is the CEO of Microsoft AI. Previously he was CEO and co-founder of Inflection AI. Before that he co-founded DeepMind, one of the world's leading AI companies, and after a decade there, he became vice president of AI product management and AI policy at Google. When he was an undergraduate at Oxford, Suleyman dropped out to help start a non-profit telephone counselling service. He lives in Palo Alto, California. He tweets @MustafaSuleyman. Michael Bhaskar (Author) Michael Bhaskar is a writer and publisher based in the UK. He is the author of The Content Machine, Curation and Human Frontiers.

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