The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century’s Greatest Dilemma

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"The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century’s Greatest Dilemma" is a nonfiction book that examines how rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence and synthetic biology could destabilize global systems and explores how society might govern these forces responsibly.

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instanceOf book about technology
nonfiction book
argues that governance must adapt quickly to technological change
that new technologies could undermine existing political and social institutions
author Mustafa Suleyman
centralTheme destabilizing potential of rapidly advancing technologies
need for new governance frameworks for powerful technologies
coAuthor Michael Bhaskar
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
focusesOn how AI could transform economies and security
how synthetic biology could democratize access to biological power
interaction between technology companies and states
risks of technological proliferation
genre futurology
policy analysis
technology writing
hasMainConcept coming wave of transformative technologies
dilemma between innovation and control
intendedAudience general readers interested in the future of technology
policymakers
technology leaders
ISBN 9780593593950
language English
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
notableFor combining technical insight with policy discussion
discussion of AI labs and corporate power
proposes principles for containment of powerful technologies
publicationDate 2023
publisher Bodley Head
Crown
relatedField AI safety
biosecurity
technology policy
relatedWorkOfAuthor co-founding of DeepMind by Mustafa Suleyman
setting twenty-first century
structure nonfiction narrative with policy recommendations
subject artificial intelligence
emerging technologies
global risk
power and geopolitics
synthetic biology
technology governance
timeframeDiscussed near-term and mid-century technological developments

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