The Coming Wave

Book cover of The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

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*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…

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Why read it?

1 author picked The Coming Wave as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Donald Firesmith

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I loved this book because it is written by one of the foremost experts in AI, so I know I can trust the accuracy of the book’s technical aspects. Although written for a general audience so anyone can read it, the book nevertheless has a great deal of useful insights for engineers working in technology.

It clearly covers the critically important ramifications of today’s extremely rapid technical advancements being made, including safety and the alignment of an Artificial General Intelligence’s goals with those of humanity. It also comes with a clear set of definitions.

From Donald's list on future world of ai and robots.