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<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER</b><br/><br/><b>In this visionary and fundamentally optimistic book, the legendary oracle of technological change explains how AI will transform our species beyond recognition in the next two decades.</b><br/><br/>'The best person I know at predicting the future of AI' <b>BILL GATES</b><br/>'A fascinating exploration of our future' <b>YUVAL NOAH HARARI</b><br/><br/>Within our lifetimes, we will be able to connect our brains directly with AI, enhancing our intelligence a millionfold and expanding our consciousness in ways we can barely imagine. This is the Singularity. Ray Kurzweil is one of the greatest inventors of our time with over 60 years' experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Dozens of his long-range predictions about the rise of the internet, AI and bioengineering have been borne out. Here Kurzweil explains how the Singularity will occur and what it will mean to live free from the limits of biology: What will we choose if our bodies need no longer define us? What new realms of beauty, connection and wonder might we inhabit? Who will we become if our minds can be stored and duplicated? Drawing on a lifetime's expertise, Kurzweil presents deeply reasoned answers to these questions and argues that we can and will transform life on earth profoundly for the better.<br/><br/><b>'Essential reading to understand our exponential times' MUSTAFA SULEYMAN</b>, author of <i>The Coming Wave </i>and CEO of Microsoft AI<br/><br/><b>'The greatest oracle of our digital age'</b> <b>PETER H. DIAMANDIS</b>, founder of XPRIZE<br/><br/><b>'Curious about the future? Read this book'</b> <b>VINT CERF</b>, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google</p>

Brief Answers, Big Questions: four new books celebrating the genius of Stephen Hawking's brilliant posthumous work, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, with each one offering two electrifying essays from one of the greatest minds of our age.

<p><b>THE INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br/><br/>'A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there.' Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI</b><br/><br/><b>The promise of the internet has been stolen.</b><br/><br/>Over the last decade, a handful of giant companies like Facebook and Google have seized control of the web - sapping its dynamism and taking its profits for themselves.<br/><br/><b>But there is a way to take it back.</b><br/><br/>Here, a leading Silicon Valley investor argues that blockchains - the radically free and democratic new type of software design that underpins 'web3' - could return financial and decision-making power to the internet's users. For the first time, we won't just read and write on the internet - we will own it, too.<br/><br/><b>'A must for anyone who wants to better understand the real potential of blockchains and web3.' Bob Iger, CEO, Disney</b><br/><br/><b>'A refreshing and radical new take at a time when we need fresh thinking more than ever.' Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind and author of <i>The Coming Wave</i></b><br/><br/><b>'The most elegant and sophisticated argument for blockchain to date . . . Shines as a history of computing and the internet.' <i>Fortune</i></b></p>

How Ai Thinks [Bok / Pocket]

<p><b>Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024<br/><br/>AI is changing what it means to be human. This is the unrivalled investigation into the impact of AI on how we live now.<br/><br/>'The intimate investigation of AI that we've been waiting for, and it arrives not a moment too soon.' - Shoshana Zuboff, author of <i>The Age of Surveillance Capitalism</i></b><br/><br/>Through the voices of ordinary people in places far removed from Silicon Valley, <i>Code Dependent</i> explores the impact of a set of powerful, flawed, and often exploitative technologies on individuals, communities, and our wider society. Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor at the <i>FT</i>, exposes how AI can strip away our collective and individual sense of agency - and shatter our illusion of free will.<br/><br/>AI is already changing what it means to be human, in ways large and small. In this compelling work, Murgia reveals what could happen if we fail to reclaim our humanity.<br/><br/><b>'A nuanced, thoughtful and very accessible picture of a world deeply affected by AI' - Martha Lane Fox<br/><br/>'Highly readable and deeply important' - <i>The Guardian</i><br/><br/>'<i>Code Dependent </i>is the <i>No Logo </i>of the 2020s' - <i>The Times</i></b></p>