The Coming Wave

by Michael Bhaskar and Mustafa Suleyman

This is a story of 21st century technology, why it matters so much and what we can do to make it work for everyone. Soon we will live surrounded by AIs. They will carry out complex tasks—operating businesses, producing unlimited digital content and running core government services. The coming wave will make this next decade the most productive in history. It represents nothing less than a step change in human capability and human society, introducing both risks and innovations on an awesome scale. This is what is coming.