Gawdat for example claims there are an infinite number of positions in Go (later in the book he instead correctly says it is a finite very large number). As I think about AI’s capabilities – the good, the bad and possibly terrifying, I realize how serious this moment is in history for humanity. In fact, the reason I’m deducting 2 points from this otherwise pretty entertaining, engaging and thought provoking book is because the solution Gawdat proposes is (for me) deeply unsatisfying, and about equally as implausible.

So, even if you're not a techie, there's a good chance you'll be nodding along, following his line of thought without feeling overwhelmed. This book offers a blueprint, pointing the way to what we can do to safeguard ourselves, those we love, and the planet itself. His writing, his ideas and his generosity in sharing them has changed my life for the better in so many ways. They try to find solutions for the imminent damage on the workforce across blue- and white-collar industries alike.

In its infancy it is being assigned the mission of enabling the capitalist, imperialistic ambitions of the few – selling, spying, killing and gambling. Gawdat’s method of recapping with such easy-to-remember soundbites helps to move his argument along at an exhilarating pace. He touches on the importance of making conscious decisions now about how we design, use, and regulate AI. Oddly enough, despite the urgency of the subject, not even in this regard experts agree on what the most pressing issues are. While the first chapters were an interesting read for a layman such as myself, I think the book itself was utterly incoherent.

uses ellipsis and mid line placement to stress what it thinks are important points, like an 8 year old’s creative writing. He served as a board member in several technology, health and fitness and consumer goods companies as well as several government technology and innovation boards in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.Mo Gawdat is the former chief business officer for Google X and has built a monumental career in the tech industry working with the biggest names to reshape and reimagine the world as we know it.