The Coming Wave

Why AI will shape all our lives, what this means for the future of humanity, and how we can maintain control. We are approaching a critical point in human history. Artificial intelligence is still in its infancy, but the wave is building, and we are not prepared for it. Mustafa Suleyman is the co-founder of DeepMind, the AI pioneer that is now part of Alphabet, Google's parent company. He is the ultimate AI insider. His book reveals what is at stake and asks how we can benefit from new technologies without losing control.

Artificial intelligence is the coming wave, the next technological leap that cannot be stopped, just as the railway could not be halted by those who believed that speeds over 30 km/h were unbearable for the human brain. Soon, we will be surrounded by AI in our daily lives. It will organize our everyday activities, take over our business world, and even handle core tasks of state administration. We need AI to tackle the challenges we face, such as climate change. At the same time, the technology poses dangers that have not arisen from any previous wave of progress, including the dissolution of states and the displacement of humanity.

What do you do with a wave rushing toward the shore that cannot be stopped? You try to channel it. That is precisely the aim of this book: to find the narrow path where we can reap the benefits of technology without falling victim to it. This is the central task of our time.

"Our future depends on new technologies, but it is also threatened by them."

What AI means for the future of humanity concerns everyone living today. This book addresses the risks, opportunities, and consequences of new technologies. Mustafa Suleyman is the co-founder of DeepMind and one of the pioneers of the AI industry. How we can maintain control.