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10 Vintage Non-Fiction Recommendations

Mustafa Suleyman

Michael Bhaskar

Heartfelt and candid &hellip; a serious exploration of what the future might hold for us all

Confused by the current furore about AI? This book is a good place to start&hellip; The Coming Wave is a sweeping account of the latest advances in AI and synthetic biology

A cogent look at the technology&rsquo;s potential to transform the economy and society, along with the risks of misuse and surveillance

The rise of AI has led to a rise in books about AI, among the most insightful of which is The Coming Wave

Unusually thoughtful, expansive, historically rooted and engagingly written

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

Deeply rewarding and consistently astonishing

A fascinating, well-written and important book

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

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

An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times

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

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

A fantastically clear, energetic, well-researched and readable book from the frontline of the greatest technological revolution of our times

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

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

A strikingly lucid and refreshingly balanced account of our current technological predicament

Realistic, deeply informed and highly accessible

Jack Goldsmith, professor at Harvard University

Compelling&hellip; In breezy and sometimes breathless prose, he describes how human beings have finally managed to exert power over intelligence and life itself

Compelling and persuasive, and should be in every government minister&rsquo;s in-tray

Convincing&hellip; Politicians and lawmakers should listen to the warnings of people such as Mustafa Suleyman

Suleyman is the perfect guide to a frequently overwhelming subject

Anyone wanting to know in clear terms what the excitement [surrounding AI] is about could not do better than read Mustafa Suleyman&rsquo;s The Coming Wave

A must-read about the current revolution of technology, how it will transform the world, and whether the risks it brings can be controlled

Dazzling ... Suleyman's is the book you cannot afford not to read ... brilliant

AI, Power and Our Future

*An Economist, Financial Times, Guardian, Prospect and Sunday Times Book of the Year* 
Shortlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 
 
This is the only book you need to understand our new world – from the ultimate AI insider, the CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind. 
 
'If you want to understand the rise of AI, this is the best book to read' BILL GATES 
'Important' YUVAL NOAH HARARI 
'Astonishing' STEPHEN FRY 
'Stunning' RORY STEWART 
 
Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. In a world of quantum computers, robot assistants and abundant energy, they will organise your life, operate your business, and run government services. 
 
None of us are prepared. 
 
Mustafa Suleyman has been at the centre of this revolution. The next decade, he explains, will be defined by a wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies. These will create immense prosperity but also present risks. 
 
How do we ensure the flourishing of humankind? How do we maintain control over these technologies? And how do we find the narrow path to a successful future? In this groundbreaking book we learn how to think about the essential challenge of our age. 
 
Be prepared. Read The Coming Wave. 
 
**CHOSEN AS ONE OF BILL GATES' BOOKS TO KEEP YOU WARM THIS HOLIDAY SEASON** 
 
**A New York Times and Instant Sunday Times bestseller, Sept 2023**

Mustafa Suleyman

Praise for The Coming Wave

Heartfelt and candid … a serious exploration of what the future might hold for us all

Thoughtful and persuasive

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

Heartfelt and candid … a serious exploration of what the future might hold for us all

Thoughtful and persuasive

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

Heartfelt and candid … a serious exploration of what the future might hold for us all

Thoughtful and persuasive

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

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10 Vintage Non-Fiction Recommendations

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