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BOOK REVIEW

AI 2041 – Ten Visions

for Our Future

Authors Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures and author of AI Superpowers, and Chen Quifan,
award-winning author, translator, creative producer and curator, have written a collection of 10
stories about the future of AI, blending storytelling with scientific forecasting.

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rtifi cial intelligence (AI) is already tifi cial intelligence (AI) is already
well known and used increasingly
well known and used increasingly
Ain logistics and supply chain
Ain logistics and supply chain
management. It nevertheless remains
management. It nevertheless remains a a
somewhat vague and nebulous concept
somewhat vague and nebulous concept
for many professionals and this book
for many professionals and this book
introduces AI as science fi ction within the
introduces AI as science fi ction within the
context of 10 visions of the future.
context of 10 visions of the future.
The authors chose 10 future scenarios
The authors chose 10 future scenarios
that could be realised in 2041, and wrote a
that could be realised in 2041, and wrote a
science fi ction story on each, introducing
science fi ction story on each, introducing
different types of AI that are likely be
different types of AI that are likely be
present in those scenarios. It is based
present in those scenarios. It is based
on how the future will likely be shaped
on how the future will likely be shaped
by AI and offers insights into possible
by AI and offers insights into possible
response and implications of the use
response and implications of the use
of AI in future. Each chapter starts
of AI in future. Each chapter starts
with a story and ends with a detailed
with a story and ends with a detailed
commentary on the technical use of AI
commentary on the technical use of AI
in the context of the specifi c story.
in the context of the specifi c story.
The stories cover deep-learning-
The stories cover deep-learning-
enabled programmes and the risk
enabled programmes and the risk
of sharing too much data, deepfake
of sharing too much data, deepfake
breakthroughs
productions,
productions, breakthroughs in in
computer vision, biometrics and AI
computer vision, biometrics and AI
security, augmented reality, quantum
security, augmented reality, quantum
computing, AI-enabled autonomous
computing, AI-enabled autonomous
weapons, bitcoin security, ethical
weapons, bitcoin security, ethical
and social issues, breakthroughs
and social issues, breakthroughs
in computer vision, biometrics, the
in computer vision, biometrics, the
future of money, AI security and
future of money, AI security and
more. •
more. •
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