Heather Roff Books

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 GatesSoon 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

Focusing on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine, the book offers a fresh perspective by integrating Kantian political theory. It seeks to advance the discussion surrounding R2P by addressing common criticisms related to case selectivity and the political will to intervene, aiming to enrich the understanding of moral and ethical responsibilities in international relations.

"The rise of AI must be better managed in the near term in order to mitigate longer term risks and to ensure that AI does not reinforce existing inequalities"--Publisher

An urgent exploration of the risks posed by rapidly advancing AI and technology to global stability is presented by a co-founder of DeepMind and current CEO of Microsoft AI. The author highlights the potential dangers these innovations bring and emphasizes the need for proactive measures to mitigate their impact. Through insights and expertise, the book advocates for strategies to manage these challenges before they escalate, offering a timely perspective on the intersection of technology and global security.