Mustafa Suleyman

The Coming Wave

1. IDEA 1

   A wave of technology is coming

   Suleyman, a co-founder of DeepMind, argues that artificial intelligence and synthetic biology together form a wave of technology that will transform society. He believes it will bring enormous benefits but also serious dangers.

2. IDEA 2

   Containment is the central problem

   Suleyman argues that the biggest challenge is containment, keeping powerful technologies under meaningful human control. History suggests this is extremely hard. If a technology cannot be contained, its good and bad effects both reach everyone.

3. IDEA 3

   Technologies always spread

   Suleyman points out that once technologies are invented, they tend to become cheaper and spread widely. Few have ever been successfully held back. Cheaper tools in more hands can bring both great benefits and great risks.

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