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New book explores AI's growing influence and concerning implications

  • How powerful is AI and where did it come from? Suleyman's book explores AI's growing influence.

  • The Coming Wave is one of four books examining the concerning implications of advancing AI.

  • A surveillance state is one extreme scenario AI may enable.

  • Other recent books also warn about AI's potential pitfalls like The Handover and The Age of Prediction.

  • Deterrence Under Uncertainty also analyzes the complex impact of AI technologies.

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