Scary Smart by Mo Gawdat - The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World - Paperback Non Fiction - Sunday Times Business Book

Details Condition: Brand New Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781529077650 Publisher: Bluebird (Pan Macmillan) Age Range: Adult (18+) Overview Scary Smart is Mo Gawdat's urgent guide to the future of artificial intelligence, written not for coders or policymakers but for everyday readers. Drawing on his years as Chief Business Officer of Google X, Gawdat argues that AI already surpasses human intelligence in speed and focus, yet still gets things badly wrong. This paperback explains why, and lays out a practical blueprint for ensuring AI develops in a way that benefits humanity rather than threatens it. About the Book Artificial intelligence can process information at extraordinary speed, remain relentlessly focused, and even anticipate outcomes before they happen. Yet, as Mo Gawdat explains, machines built to mimic us inevitably inherit our flaws as well as our strengths. Scary Smart unpacks this paradox, tracing how AI systems learn from human behaviour and why that makes their trajectory both remarkable and unsettling. Rather than leaving this to engineers or regulators, Gawdat insists ordinary people hold the real power to influence how AI evolves. The book moves through three parts: understanding the scale and speed of the AI revolution already underway, recognising the risks of an intelligence that may soon exceed our own, and, most importantly, a practical framework for readers to help shape a safer relationship between humans and machines. Named a Sunday Times Business Book of the Year, Scary Smart blends insider knowledge of Silicon Valley's AI projects with an accessible, conversational style. It is as much a call to action as an explanation of where AI is headed, urging readers to raise the machines of tomorrow with the same care and values we would want any child to inherit. Key Benefits Written by a Google X insider with first-hand experience of cutting-edge AI development Explains complex AI concepts in clear, jargon-free language for general readers Offers a