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

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

In 'The Coming Wave', Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, examines how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and quantum computing will transform our lives and society. The author argues that these forces will create immense prosperity but also threaten the nation-state and the global order. Suleyman raises the need to address the 'containment problem', that is, how to maintain control over these technologies to avoid catastrophic or dystopian outcomes. This book offers an essential vision for understanding the challenges and opportunities posed by the next technological wave.