Understand how GenAI is different from other tech innovations and what you can do to harness its power.

This book argues that GenAI represents a genuine paradigm shift in technological innovation. The authors, the same team behind the popular podcast ‘Mike & Amit Talk Tech’, combine academic rigor with practical business insights, incorporating perspectives from diverse industry experts and their own hands-on experience teaching with, and using, GenAI. They maintain an optimistic yet balanced view, acknowledging both opportunities and risks.

The book's structure progresses logically through several key areas: fundamental explanations of GenAI and its distinctiveness from legacy AI systems; value propositions at individual, organizational, and societal levels; potential risks and challenges; practical implementation guidance for organizations through a digital and AI model; and future trajectories of the technology.

Notable is the authors' focus on near-term, actionable insights rather than speculative long-term scenarios. They emphasize empirical evidence and real-world applications, making the content accessible to a broad audience including executives, policymakers, researchers, and general readers interested in understanding GenAI's impact on individuals, businesses, and society.

Written by an internationally renowned futurist with a background in technology leadership, and featuring revealing interviews with over 60 global business leaders from various fields, the book also provides:

• Easy-to-understand explanations of key terminology and trends so you’ll never be caught out by digital buzzwords again,
• Insights into the history of key technologies, including AI and the metaverse, and how they’ll evolve in the years ahead,
• Actionable insights and end-of-chapter takeaways with concrete steps to apply your learnings and become more digitally fluent at work and in your day-to-day,
• Expert recommendations of additional resources and development opportunities,
• Complimentary access to ‘CuriousGPT’, an AI-powered chatbot allowing you to ask any question about the book and stay updated on concepts released since publication.
• Advice for managers and executive teams on actionable ways to create positive change in your business, allowing you to become the “go-to” person in your organisation on new technologies.

Whether you’re a business leader deciding what to invest your time and money in to drive innovation or simply curious about the digital trends shaping the world around you, this book breaks down complex technologies into simple, actionable insights to help everyone stay ahead of the curve.

The field of cybersecurity - the protection of electronic data - offers one of the fastest growing job markets today. As the sector grows in importance there will be a rapidly growing demand for qualified analysts, cryptographers, engineers, architects, managers, and executive leaders.

The Cybersecurity Workforce of Tomorrow discusses the current requirements of the cybersecurity worker and analyses the ways in which these roles may change in the future as attacks from hackers, criminals and enemy states become increasingly sophisticated. The author's predictions are based on the inevitable changes that will come for the cybersecurity industry including:

• More rigid federal, state, and global security requirements and accountability
• The increasing complexity and quality of cyber-attacks and the skillsets of the attackers
• The expansion and acceptance of the dark web as a marketplace for stolen data

The increasing use of cyber-attacks in political and economic confrontations between nation states

Experienced practitioner and academic Michael Nizich examines the current and future human resources requirements of the cybersecurity market. His focus on workforce preparation, education and emerging technologies is essential reading for executives and cybersecurity professionals alike.

Fifty years on from the first email, the internet has exceeded our wildest expectations to become the backbone of modern life. Dating, shopping, work and even turning the lights on in your home have all become possible online. But technological evolution means the digital landscape is shifting once again, with consumers now seeking more realistic and immersive experiences within a digitally enhanced world.

In The Future Internet: How the Metaverse, Web 3.0, and Blockchain Will Transform Business and Society, world-renowned futurist, best-selling author, and digital strategist Bernard Marr explores the game-changing technologies that are set to disrupt and transform the once-familiar parts of the internet.

From Blockchain to the Metaverse and Augmented Reality (AR) to Virtual Reality (VR), Bernard Marr provides an insider’s guide to the innovations driving the Web3 revolution and the impact they’ll have on our physical – and digital – lives.

In a world dominated by likes and viral content, we can often feel we’ve lost control of our relationship with the digital world. We doom-scroll, hate-follow, and over-share without a moment’s thought of whether technology is serving our interests – or if it’s the other way around. But in a time where our data is being stolen and our sense of self warped, we consistently underestimate our power to shape the relationship we have with technology, and to intentionally adopt behaviours that will help us create better online – and offline – lives.

In Reboot: Reclaiming Your Life in a Tech-Obsessed World, leading psychotherapist and cyber-psychologist Elaine Kasket offers a novel approach to understanding technology’s influence throughout your life, with poignant insights on the challenges it poses to our identity, development, relationships, and privacy from the cradle to the grave.

The Digital Playbook: How to Win the Strategic Technology Game, is a no-nonsense guide on how technology can make you competitive – and how it can also undermine your very existence. It will make you rethink many of the so-called “best practices” that have wreaked havoc in some many companies for so many decades. The book reveals how it’s so easy to waste money on the wrong technology at wrong time with the wrong leaders.

The Digital Playbook tackles digital transformation in three ways – incremental, modernization and disruptive – and sets expectations about what’s realistic. He asks tough questions about investments in cybersecurity and how no company on the planet can avoid cyberattacks – even if they spend themselves to death on zero tolerance.

The Digital Playbook is a set of short, no-nonsense “briefings” organized around 10 themes grounded in reality, instead of relying on theoretical aspirations about what should be done. It’s a practical way to understand what’s going on in business-technology, what you need to know and what you need to do.

Should we be scared of AI taking our jobs? Are AI chatbots ruining your business? Why is the algorithm so addictive? Why is AI still not delivering the promised value? How must my leadership style in age of AI change? What shall I do with my people? What must we learn and unlearn to continue to thrive with AI?

A Strategy for Human-AI Symbiosis is the definitive guide for anyone ready to navigate the seismic shifts AI is bringing to the world. It is packed with practical, real-world insights drawn from nearly two decades of hands-on experience building AI solutions for Fortune 500 companies, transforming industries like healthcare, retail, and finance. Dr. Diening has spearheaded multi-million-dollar AI transformations that unlocked groundbreaking business value, improved operational efficiency, and reshaped entire sectors. Using over 70 case studies, she combines her experience with science to create a proven human-centric approach.

The Edge of Sentience is published by Oxford University Press and tackles the urgent ethical dilemmas brought on by our evolving understanding of the beings sitting on the edge of sentience — with Birch offering a compelling message that when in doubt, err on the side of caution. Whether dealing with AI, lab-grown brains, or animals, we should act as though sentience matters—because one day, they might thank us for it!

Written by Jonathan Birch, Professor of Philosophy at the LSE – whose work led to octopuses, crabs and lobsters being recognized as sentient beings under UK law.

When mines and quarries close, they shouldn’t become scars on the landscape or sources of pollution or leave their working communities on the brink of collapse. With imagination and determination, they can offer something radically different – hope.

102 Things to Do with a Hole in the Ground explores some of the world’s best examples of mine site transformation to repair damaged places and offer their communities new futures. There are over 100 inspiring examples including heritage and tourism attractions, ‘natural’ habitats, and new commercial uses – it shows what can be done when the remnants of mining are regarded as an opportunity rather than a liability. The examples are wide-ranging – from a salt mine cathedral in Colombia to an underground laboratory hoping to uncover the secrets of dark matter in Australia, from scuba diving through an old lead mine in the USA to an underground night club in Mexico. Each location is illustrated with details about its former usage and the positive impact of its regeneration on its surroundings.

A groundbreaking new book, Taming the Machine, uncovers how to responsibly harness the power of AI with confidence. Written by Nell Watson, a trailblazer in emerging technologies such as machine vision and A.I ethics, it delves into the ethical issues of unbridled AI, highlighting the challenges that it will bring to society and business unless we fortify cybersecurity, safeguard our data, and understand the dangerous potential it has.

Taming the Machine provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to AI. It is an informative and highly entertaining book which clearly explains concepts in a straight-forward manner along with supporting diagrams. It explains real-life opportunities to leverage AI and helps readers understand its implications in a range of sectors, circumstances and contexts. Each chapter end provides a useful summary and list of actionable steps to take.

Exhilarating advancements in AI are transforming every aspect of human life at supersonic speed. The world is shifting dramatically to a place where digital companies and digital enterprises have incredible amounts of power. In these extraordinary times, we must ensure these pioneering technologies—and the companies behind them—enhance human life, not overtake it.

In Our Planet Powered By AI, world-renowned AI strategist Mark Minevich reveals how leaders can harness the power of AI to hyper-enhance their businesses while creating positive societal impact.

The book shares thought-provoking analysis, fascinating real-world insights, and emerging trends from world-leading companies and experts. Packed with practical advice and guidance, it sets out how businesses—from tech giants to SMEs—can take advantage of the extraordinary opportunities offered by new technologies.

To ensure AI capabilities are harnessed ethically, we must develop them with transparency, fairness, reliability, privacy, and safety. Minevich explores how a company’s leadership and culture are fundamental to sustainable, human-centric AI-fuelled transformation.

Our Planet Powered By AI is an inspiring, highly practical roadmap to a better future, enabling businesses to implement groundbreaking artificial intelligence technologies to transform their businesses and the planet.

Powered by your personal data, social media has transformed our way of life, from how we get information, meet people and create increasingly siloed communities. This has had a profound impact on democratic society. Our shared reality – the way we collectively understand the world – has rapidly been replaced by conflicting micro-realities that are often fueled by conspiracy theories, lies and “fake news.” This has been driven by a business model that supposedly gives us everything for free. All we have to do is give up our personal data and privacy. If you aren’t paying for the product, then you are the product.

The Little Black Book of Social Media demystifies these seemingly complex topics to help readers understand how our very way of life is under threat and what you can do about it before it’s too late.