"A timely and fascinating new book by the former Downing Street aide-turned-tech executive Verity Harding, which argues that it’s high time the public got a say on what kind of world we actually want to live in. . . . Harding, who knows these two incestuous worlds better than most, is right, however, that this extraordinary chapter of human history doesn’t have to end in catastrophe, or in angry mobs rising up against a tech elite perceived as having gone too far. . . . For now, at least, there’s still power in being human. But only if we use it."鈥擥aby Hinsliff, The Guardian
"Harding is bilingual in politics and tech. . . . [She] urges politicians — and civil society — to get involved in debates about the uses of AI and help to shape the future in a positive way."鈥擩ohn Thornhill, Financial Times
"Harding sits at the intersection of politics, policy, and technology, and she brings her knowledge to this accessible introduction to AI and how it will shape our workplaces and beyond."鈥�Harper鈥檚 Bazaar
"An eminently readable examination of the debates over earlier transformational technologies and their resolutions."鈥擲ue Halpern, New York Review of 快色直播
"Harding believes that AI has infinite potential to improve our lives. To demonstrate this, she fills [AI Needs You] with examples across different industries. . . . I highly recommend Verity Harding’s AI Needs You."鈥擫eonora Cravotta, American Spectator
"In this manifesto from one of the most influential people in AI, Verity Harding argues that society needs everyone to answer this urgent question to ensure that as the power of AI grows, so does its promise to be peaceful in its intent, and to serve a purpose and the public. Drawing on lessons from other technology revolutions, including the space race, the development of IVF and the dawn of the internet, through AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own, Harding wants to empower everyone to join the AI conversation and influence its future."鈥擱achel Duffell, Tatler Asia
"Fascinating. . . . Finished it in two sittings without even meaning to. Most readable book about tech I’ve read in years."鈥擯hil Reilly, Meta
"[Harding’s] narrative provides considerable historical context for each tech milestone and draws parallels between the institution of regulatory guardrails and the importance of outlining the safe and ethical use of AI. . . . A loud and clear call to action regarding AI’s future, which is put into perspective by probing the history of three other major technological innovations."鈥�Library Journal 鈥嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧��
"We might hope that this book ends up in the hands of those who could take a leadership role, before it is too late. Harding’s optimism is tempered by experience and knowledge, and her arguments are compelling and engaging."鈥�Kirkus
"Her case studies are well-presented, instructive, and worth the read."鈥擱uth Aylett, Morning Star
"Contrary to the doomsayers of modern media, [AI Needs You] shines an optimistic light on the AI revolution."鈥�Choice
鈥淰erity Harding is a rare beast鈥攁 technologist who thinks deeply about society. So when she tells us AI needs us, we should listen. In this thoughtful, clever, and very accessible book, you will learn about how we have faced huge technical innovations in the past and why, more than ever before, we must engage with how AI is shaping the future.鈥�鈥擝aroness Martha Lane-Fox
鈥淲hat is the world that AI is creating? And why are the rest of us letting this world be shaped by a small, privileged group of (mainly) men in Silicon Valley? This book, rooted in deep historical insights about prior technological disruptions, is essential reading for anybody keen to ensure the transformative power of AI is directed to the common good.鈥�鈥擠iane Coyle, author of Cogs and Monsters
鈥淭his is history at its most essential. Providing a forensic analysis of the past that provokes lessons, warnings, and inspiration, Harding empowers us to join a conversation from which the tech bros have tried to exclude us. This brilliant book is a scholarly, optimistic call to action.鈥�鈥擠an Snow, founder of the History Hit podcast
鈥淎 must-read for anyone who wants to understand the defining technology of our era, from a unique author who has had a front row seat in AI鈥檚 development.鈥�鈥擪atie Prescott, technology business editor, The Times
鈥淲ith an engaging blend of storytelling and analysis, Harding argues that, even on the shifting frontiers between science and science fiction, democracy still matters. Wise, convincing, essential.鈥�鈥擜lwyn Turner, author of All in It Together
鈥淎n important and insightful book on one of the most important and challenging issues of our time.鈥�鈥擜lastair Campbell, cohost of The Rest Is Politics podcast
鈥淎 must-read for anyone interested in the future of AI or technology more broadly鈥攚hich Verity Harding persuasively argues should be everyone. AI Needs You uses the recent history of technological governance to make a unique, evidence-based contribution to the AI debate that is currently overly dominated by the extreme alternatives of doomerism and blind optimism.鈥�鈥擩ason Furman, Harvard University, former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
鈥淓ssential. There鈥檚 no one else I鈥檇 more want to read on this subject.鈥�鈥擲athnam Sanghera, author of Stolen History
鈥淒rawing lessons from key moments in the history of technology and science, Harding argues that AI can and must be subordinated to human ends. AI Needs You presents a compelling vision based on real insider knowledge and mastery of the field.鈥�鈥擩ustin Smith-Ruiu, author of The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning
鈥淎n excellent and refreshing primer from someone who has been thinking about AI ethics for years. For anyone looking for a pragmatic yet optimistic view of how we can live with AI, this book is very timely.鈥�鈥擱ory Cellan-Jones, journalist and former BBC News technology correspondent
鈥淰erity Harding is an important thinker on the future of AI and this book makes a major contribution to the debate. The parallels the book draws between the regulation of AI and previous technological breakthroughs, from nuclear weapons to human embryology, should make policymakers think.鈥�鈥擫ord William Hague of Richmond, former foreign secretary of the United Kingdom
鈥淎n absolutely captivating narrative. AI Needs You is a riveting page-turner about the moral dilemmas posed by seismic technological innovation.鈥�鈥擩ude Browne, coeditor of Feminist AI: Critical Perspectives on Algorithms, Data, and Intelligent Machines
鈥淗arding deftly mines lessons from the development of the space race, IVF, and the internet to brilliantly limn the challenges we鈥檙e facing now with AI鈥攁nd to make the case that you don鈥檛 need to be an AI expert to have an informed opinion about AI.鈥�鈥擩onathan Zittrain, Harvard University
鈥淐lear, lucid, and a joy to read. Harding draws important lessons for the governance of AI from three historical examples of emerging technology.鈥�鈥擲tephen Cave, director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge
鈥淎lthough AI is a new technology, in many ways we鈥檝e been here before. In AI Needs You, Verity Harding draws on history to offer a reality-based guide to the future. Anyone seeking a primer on AI, free of hype or hysteria, should start here.鈥�鈥擨an Leslie, author of Conflicted: How Productive Disagreements Lead to Better Outcomes
鈥淚 share the belief that we can learn from history and this timely book enables us to do just that by highlighting those valuable lessons and what they mean for AI.鈥�鈥擫inda Yueh, author of The Great Crashes: Lessons from Global Meltdowns and How to Prevent Them
