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

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind“A fascinating, well-written, and important book.”—Yuval Noah Harari “Essential reading.”—Daniel Kahneman“An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times.”—Bill GatesFinalist for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award •One of Kirkus Reviews’ Most Anticipated Books of the FallWe are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species.

Everything is about to change.

Soon 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.