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The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma
Technology / AI
The DeepMind co-founder's argument that AI and synthetic biology are converging into a wave humanity cannot easily contain, and what containment would even mean. Gates calls it the AI book he recommends above all others.
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Core AI Canon-adjacent reading on AI containment and governance, representing the safety and policy dimension of the canon's scope.
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Bill Gates
Dedicated gatesnotes review titled 'My review of The Coming Wave.' Gates calls it the book he recommends to heads of state and business leaders asking about AI.