
Superagency
What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future
Authors Equity · Print & ebook · January 28, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- Explore an optimistic case for AI’s potential, without ignoring the challenges it brings.
- Genres
- AI & Machine Learning, Futures & Foresight, Tech & Society
- Published
- Authors Equity, January 28, 2025
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Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller. Tech visionary and co-founder of Manas AI Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider’s perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities. "An essential companion." — Fei-Fei Li "An important read." —Bill Gates "Brilliant mind. Compassionate heart.
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Bold ideas…Read this book!” —Van Jones "Refreshingly optimistic and welcome perspective." — Ariana Huffington "A fascinating and insightful book." —Yuval Noah Harari As taught at UPenn's Wharton and Stanford. Superagency offers a roadmap for using AI inclusively and adaptively to improve our lives and create positive change. While acknowledging challenges like disinformation and potential job changes, the book focuses on AI’s immense potential to increase individual agency and create better outcomes for society as a whole. Imagine AI tutors personalizing education for each child, researchers rapidly discovering cures for diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer, and AI advisors empowering people to navigate complex systems and achieve their goals. Hoffman and co-author, tech and culture writer Greg Beato envision a world where these possibilities, and many more, become a reality. Superagency challenges conventional fears, inviting us to view the future through a lens of opportunity, rather than fear. It’s a call to action – to embrace AI with excitement and actively shape a world where human ingenuity and the power of AI combine to create something extraordinary. Entrepreneur Reid Hoffman is a co-founder of LinkedIn, Inflection AI, and Manas AI. He is also host of the podcasts Possible and Masters of Scale.
Beyond the Hype
Explore an optimistic case for AI’s potential, without ignoring the challenges it brings.
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- A possibility-minded take on AI’s promise and its societal stakes
- Questions about how AI might expand individual agency
Expect
- Big-picture thinking about AI and human ingenuity
- A focus on shaping better outcomes, not simply fearing change
Where it sits
| AI & Machine Learning | 93% |
|---|---|
| Futures & Foresight | 22% |
| Tech & Society | 18% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Computer Vision
- Science & Tech Policy
- Tech & Society
- Authors
- Reid Hoffman, Greg Beato
- Publisher
- Authors Equity
- Published
- January 28, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Computer Vision