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The Coming Wave

by Mustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar · 2023

Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar's account of AI, synthetic biology, and the governance challenge of powerful technologies.

Recommended by 2 people

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Mustafa Suleyman · AI founder and author

Michael Bhaskar · Writer and publisher

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2 people have recommended The Coming Wave. Each entry links to the source.

Bill GatesCo-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

If you want to understand the rise of AI, this is the best book to read.

Recommended · Exact quote Source: Gates Notes

Evidence details

Books to keep you warm this holiday season

Gates included Suleyman and Bhaskar's AI-risk book on his official 2024 holiday reading list.

The quote is taken word for word from the source.

Gates Notes · 2024-12-03 · accessed 2026-06-22

Article · Gates Notes reading list

Gates Notes first-party page says Gates put together four books he enjoyed in 2024 and lists these books with Gates-written comments.

Andrew WilkinsonMetaLab founder and Tiny cofounder

Andrew Wilkinson positively describes reading The Coming Wave alongside a contrasting book.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: Andrew Wilkinson / Never Enough

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Newsletter: February 16, 2024

Own newsletter selection. Catalog paraphrase; no forecast, financial result or historical claim adopted. No edition-specific endorsement inferred.

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Andrew Wilkinson / Never Enough · 2024-02-16 · accessed 2026-10-01

Article · Own reading selection

Own named positive reading selection; completion is not inferred.

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Mustafa SuleymanAI founder and author

AI entrepreneur and co-author of The Coming Wave.

Michael BhaskarWriter and publisher

Co-author of The Coming Wave.

The Coming Wave

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