The Coming Wave

Heartfelt and candid … a serious exploration of what the future might hold for us all * Observer *
Thoughtful and persuasive * Sunday Times, *Books of the Year* *
Confused by the current furore about AI? This book is a good place to start… The Coming Wave is a sweeping account of the latest advances in AI and synthetic biology * Financial Times, *Books of the Year* *
A cogent look at the technology’s potential to transform the economy and society, along with the risks of misuse and surveillance * Economist, *Books of the Year* *
The rise of AI has led to a rise in books about AI, among the most insightful of which is The Coming Wave * Prospect, *Books of the Year 2023* *
Unusually thoughtful, expansive, historically rooted and engagingly written * Washington Post *
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 *
Deeply rewarding and consistently astonishing * Stephen Fry *
A fascinating, well-written and important book * Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens *
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 *
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 *