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This book reveals why artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape society, the global economy, and national security more profoundly than any other emerging technology. With forewords from two Nobel laureates, it brings exceptional authority to a subject of global importance. Drawing on insights from political leaders, senior policymakers, investors, AI engineers, military strategists, and leading think-tank analysts, the volume moves beyond theory to offer a clear-eyed view of AI s real-world implications. It covers essential themes, from the economics of AI and geopolitical competition to defense applications, robotics, and the transformation of human society. For readers seeking to understand how AI will redefine our world in the years ahead and how we can navigate the opportunities and risks this is an authoritative and indispensable resource.
Chapter 7 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
List of contents
Part I. Safety & Risk.- Chapter 1. Behavioral red lines as a safety framework for intolerable levels of risk (Stuart Russell).- Chapter 2. AI and Existential Risks (Connor Leahy).- Chapter 3. The Most Dangerous Fiction: The Rhetoric and Reality of the AI Race (Sean O hEigeartaigh).- Chapter 4. China s AI Safety Ecosystem and Implications for International AI Governance (Brian Tse).- Chapter 5. Rethinking the Redlines Against AI Existential Risks (Yi Zeng).- Part II. Approaches to Regulation.- Chapter 6. The European AI Act (Axel Voss MEP).- Chapter 7. From Turing to Tomorrow: The UK's Approach to AI Regulation (Oliver Ritchie).- Chapter 8. US Artificial Intelligence Regulation (Lee Tiedrich).- Chapter 9. Safeguarding Human Agency and Liberty in the Age of AI - A call for Multilateralism (Archana Gulati).
About the author
Max Rangeley runs an economics think tank and has served on the boards of other think tanks in London and Brussels. He has put an emphasis on AI policy, including organising and moderating the artificial intelligence roundtable discussions in the European Parliament.
Nicholas Fairfax is a lawyer who has worked in shipping for forty years. He has had a lifelong interest in AI and where it might take the world. He is an Elected Member of the House of Lords and was a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on AI in Weapons Systems in 2023.
Summary
This book reveals why artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape society, the global economy, and national security more profoundly than any other emerging technology. With forewords from two Nobel laureates, it brings exceptional authority to a subject of global importance. Drawing on insights from political leaders, senior policymakers, investors, AI engineers, military strategists, and leading think-tank analysts, the volume moves beyond theory to offer a clear-eyed view of AI’s real-world implications. It covers essential themes, from the economics of AI and geopolitical competition to defense applications, robotics, and the transformation of human society. For readers seeking to understand how AI will redefine our world in the years ahead—and how we can navigate the opportunities and risks—this is an authoritative and indispensable resource.
Chapter 7 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
