The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future

Mustafa Suleyman
With Michael Bhaskar
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The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future

Mustafa Suleyman
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The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman

"The Coming Wave is probably the best book I have read so far on AI - it is insightful, brilliant and current. Well, as current as a book on a topic that is changing so dramatically so quickly. This is primarily because it was written by one of the most competent experts in the AI world, Suleyman’s experience and expertise is evident. If you are going to read just one book on AI, consider this one."

Toman M. (5/5)

For professionals only

"Very technical. Too much reading for the amount of information to be learned."

Joseph (3/5)

The good, the bad, and the ugly

"Informative and inspiring- a must read for anyone interested in the good and the bad aspects of our world."

Country H. (5/5)

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  • Published date: Apr 01, 2025
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 352
  • Publisher: Crown
  • ISBN: 9780593593974
  • Dimensions: 5.16" W x 0.75" L x 7.98" H
“A heartfelt and candid exploration of what the future may hold for us . . . Eloquently articulated. Reading [The Coming Wave], what came to mind was Gramsci’s famous adage that what we need is ‘pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.’ To his great credit, [Mustafa] Suleyman has both.”—The Guardian

“[A] sweeping look at the future of artificial intelligence and other transformative technologies . . . [Mustafa] Suleyman is intimately familiar with the technologies, companies and personalities at the heart of the A.I. revolution.”—The New York Times

“Dazzling . . . You have by now read a great deal of both hype and doom-mongering on the subject [of AI]. But Suleyman’s is the book you cannot afford not to read. . . . Brilliant.”Niall Ferguson, Bloomberg

“Brilliant . . . confronts what may be the most crucial question of our century: How can we ensure that the breathtaking, fast-paced technological revolutions ahead create the world we want?”—Eric Lander, founding director, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

“An erudite, clear-eyed guide both to the history of radical technological change and to the deep political challenges that lie ahead.”—Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian

“Extraordinary . . . utterly unmissable.”—Eric Schmidt, former CEO, Google

“Calm, pragmatic, and deeply ethical . . . enthralling reading.”—Angela Kane, former UN under-secretary-general

“Sharp, compassionate, and uncompromising.”—Qi Lu, former COO, Baidu; former EVP, Microsoft Bing

“Truly remarkable, ambitious, and impossible to ignore . . . a persuasively argued tour de force.”—Nouriel Roubini, professor emeritus, New York University

“A practical and optimistic road map.”—Stuart Russell, professor of computer science, University of California, Berkeley

“A panoramic survey and a clarion call to action . . . Everyone should read it.”—Fei-Fei Li, co-director, Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI

“A brave wake-up call . . . indispensable reading.”—Tristan Harris, co-founder, Center for Humane Technology

“An extraordinary and necessary book . . . One leaves energized and thrilled to be alive right now.”—Alain de Botton, philosopher and bestselling author

“Deeply researched and highly relevant.”—Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States

“Read this essential book to understand the pace and scale of these technologies.”—Ian Bremmer, founder, Eurasia Group and bestselling author of The Power of Crisis

“Thought-provoking, urgent and written in powerful, highly accessible prose.”—Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab

“Deeply rewarding and consistently astonishing.”—Stephen Fry, actor, broadcaster and bestselling author

“Realistic, deeply informed, and highly accessible.”—Jack Goldsmith, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard University
Mustafa Suleyman is the CEO of Microsoft AI. Previously he co-founded and was the CEO of Inflection AI, and he also co-founded DeepMind, one of the world's leading AI companies.

Michael Bhaskar is a writer and publisher, author of The Content Machine, Curation and Human Frontiers.

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