Your comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide on AI’s impact in business and life Coexisting with AI: Work, Love, and Play in a Changing World  is an exploration of how AI can be used at each stage of our lives. It helps readers understand the positive impact of AI and where governance is needed from both an individual and business perspective. From childhood through to aging, this book delivers a holistic understanding of this exciting new technology in language that anyone can understand regardless of technical expertise. Written by Kay Firth-Butterfield, former inaugural Head of AI at the World Economic Forum and one of the most foremost experts in the world on the governance of AI, topics explored in this book include: An explanation of AI and Chatbots and their dependence on data - How to use AI wisely in business, with your children and in your life - How AI might be used in politics and war - The good, bad, and ugly of AI now and into the future - AI’s potential to solve some of humanity’s biggest problems, from human trafficking to disease - Essential governance considerations to make AI a beneficial technological development for all Coexisting With AI  earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all individuals, from tech executives to curious citizens, seeking expert insight on where AI can take us and how to plot the best path forward for your family and business. "This book helped me thoughtfully consider what we stand to gain and what we stand to lose as artificial intelligence increasingly intersects with our daily lives. It’s a book I would recommend to my students and to my parents." - Gabby Salazar, PhD, Photographer and Educator Is AI a threat, an opportunity, or an overhyped nothing-burger? Does it create risks that are relevant to everyday people just trying to raise their kids, get through a workday, go to school, or run a household? Does AI represent an opportunity for business leaders negotiating ferociously competitive markets? Coexisting with AI: Work, Love, and Play in a Changing World , by Kay Firth-Butterfield, CEO of Good Tech Advisory, former inaugural Head of AI at the World Economic Forum and the world’s first Chief AI Ethics Officer, provides a comprehensive roadmap for navigating this technological revolution. The author draws on decades of experience in AI governance and ethics as she tackles the most pressing questions about AI’s role in our lives. She offers practical guidance for people and companies hoping to harness AI’s potential while mitigating the significant and novel risks it creates. The book takes readers on a journey through every life stage, examining AI’s impact on them from childhood through old age. Firth-Butterfield explores AI’s capacity to solve humanity’s greatest challenges―from combating human trafficking to advancing medical break-throughs. She also demystifies complex concepts, explaining AI and chatbots in accessible language while addressing critical issues raised by AI’s use in business, politics, warfare, creativity, and investing. Coexisting with AI is essential reading for all decision-makers, professionals adapting to AI-augmented workplaces, business and governmental leaders making strategic decisions about AI implementation, parents guiding children through a technology-saturated world, and anyone hoping to better understand how AI will shape our collective future. It bridges the gap between technical know-how and real-world impact, offering valuable insights relevant to everyone from C-suite executives at global enterprises to everyday people doing their best to navigate a world that’s changing ever more quickly. Praise for COEXISTING WITH AI “With her rare depth of insight into both the human spirit and the living planet―and her clear-eyed understanding of the responsibilities we bear with AI―Kay is a phenomenal guide. This book doesn’t just inform; it opens a space for each of us to wrestle with the profound question of how intelligence, both human and artificial, will shape every stage of our lives. It is an invitation: to join the conversation, to co-author the future we hand to our families, to our societies, and to the Earth itself.” ―AZA RASKIN, Architect and principal interviewee of the award-winning film The Social Dilemma ; Co-Founder of the Earth Species Project and Center for Humane Technology; and Inventor of the Infinite Scroll “A brilliant and timely intervention that rightly focuses on the vast and already unfolding societal challenges of AI. Every serious leader should read and apply the insights gathered here, if they want to remain a leader in a future shaped by a new type of intelligence.” ―DEX HUNTER-TORRICKE, Policy Fellow at Fathom.AI and former advisor to Eric Schmidt, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk “It’s of the utmost importance that everyone understands how AI is used, and will be used, in their lives. This book will help them do so and, importantly, enable them to join the necessary debate abo