The Coming Wave

Outline

The Coming Wave (2023) warns that artificial intelligence and synthetic biology are creating a wave of technology more powerful than anything humanity has faced before. Mustafa Suleyman, writing with Michael Bhaskar, explains how these tools could bring enormous benefits while also making dangerous capabilities widely available. He argues that containing these technologies is difficult but essential, and sets out steps governments and companies can take.

• Artificial intelligence and synthetic biology are driving a wave of technology more powerful than anything humanity has faced before.
• The same tools that promise enormous benefits can also make dangerous capabilities widely available.
• Containing these technologies is difficult, yet the author argues it is essential.
• Governments and companies each have concrete steps they can take to keep these technologies under control.

Mustafa Suleyman is a British entrepreneur and one of the leading figures in artificial intelligence. He co-founded DeepMind, the AI research company acquired by Google, and later co-founded Inflection AI. He went on to become CEO of Microsoft AI, and The Coming Wave, written with Michael Bhaskar, is his first book.