AI 2041: Ten Visions For Our Future

A WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
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How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years?

AI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI will generate unprecedented wealth, revolutionize medicine and education through human-machine symbiosis, and create brand new forms of communication and entertainment. However, AI will also challenge the organizing principles of our economic and social order and bring new risks in the form of autonomous weapons and smart technology that inherits human bias. AI is at a tipping point, and people need to wake up-both to AI's radiant pathways and its existential perils for life as we know it.

In this provocative, utterly original work of 'scientific fiction,' Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China and bestselling author of AI Superpowers, joins forces with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our AI world in 2041 in ten gripping short stories.

Gazing toward a not-so-distant horizon, AI 2041 offers urgent insights into our collective future and reminds us that we are the authors of our own destiny.

'To say that AI 2041 is enlightening and valuable, is to understate its significance... AI 2041's scientific fiction gives us a way to open our eyes to what is actually going on all around us and where things are heading' - John Kao

'The book brims with intriguing insights into the ways industries could harness intelligent machines... AI 2041 is a manifesto for us to seek out the best in this technology' - Financial Times

'An invaluable and entertaining vision of the future' - Ray Dalio, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of PRINCIPLES

'The perfect fusion of science and fiction, illuminating the pervasive impact artificial intelligence will have in our lives and the challenges we face in shaping a techno-future that benefits all of humanity' - Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO, Salesforce

'We have reached a momentous inflection point with AI, and no other book I've read captures it with such stunning insight and imagination' - Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global

'Through amazingly entertaining stories, Lee and Chen take us on an immersive trip through the future and then zoom out with exceptionally clear explanations of the technology at work... enjoyable and eye-opening' - Mark Cuban

'By blending imaginative storytelling and technical expertise, Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan bring to life a vision for AI that addresses both our curiosity and our fears... Captivating' - Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

'This inspired collaboration between a pioneering technologist and a visionary writer of science fiction offers bold and urgent insights into how these technologies may impact our lives' - Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist, Facebook

'In this provocative, utterly original work, Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China and bestselling author of AI Superpowers, teams up with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In ten gripping short stories' - Tor.com

'AI 2041 builds a multilayered view of a future where artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies become embedded in our lives, for good or ill...Well-crafted . . . This book serves as an imaginative invitation to consider the potential for harm that may arise from [AI] projects, however unintended' - Science

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Kai-Fu Lee - Кай-Фу Ли

Publisher:Ebury Press

Language:English

Publication Date:2024

Number of pages:480 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:126 mm / 5'

Height:198 mm / 7,8'

Weight:322 g

ISBN:9780753559024