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Beyond the Hype (PB)
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- Author
- Sundeep Waslekar
- Publisher
- Sakal Publications
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 158
- Published
- 12/6/2026
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 8.5
About this book
The author's journey into AI's deeper dangers began with a 2024 conversation with Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, who confirmed that the convergence of AI and nuclear systems posed a genuinely catastrophic risk. Through high-level security dialogues among UN Security Council nations, the author observed that military commanders were increasingly relying on AI for threat detection and early warning — systems that could trigger nuclear escalation through malfunction or manipulation, not just intent.
This concern was validated in 2026 when Anthropic's Mythos model demonstrated the ability to exploit cyber vulnerabilities worldwide, alarming policymakers across major capitals and quietly prompting US-China talks on AI guardrails.
The author noticed a stark global divide: wealthy nations debated AI's existential risks, while the Global South focused almost entirely on AI's development potential — two parallel conversations rarely intersecting.
The book underlines that AI must be understood whole — not merely as an engine of economic progress or a chatbot revolution, but as a force reshaping knowledge, power, and human survival. Engaging with it responsibly demands holding both its transformative promise and its catastrophic risks simultaneously, refusing the comfort of seeing only one side.
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