Taming the Machine

“A clear, actionable guide for safer and more ethical AI.” * Jaan Tallinn, co-founder, Centre for Study of Existential Risk *“A great resource for anyone who wants to understand AI and to use it humanely.” * Steve Omohundro, founder and CEO, Beneficial AI Research *“Nell Watson has written the magisterial work on AI risk, including AI’s encoded human warts, its relentlessly algorithmic amorality, and our inadequate means of taming it. A complete and compelling work.” * Max Borders, author and co-founder, Future Frontiers *“In this sweeping overview of the potential promises and perils of AI, Nell Watson masterfully combines a detailed understanding of the underlying technology and approaches being used to develop AI capabilities.” * Jonathan Leighton, ethics strategist and author *

Nell Watson is a researcher, writer, speaker, and applied tech ethicist. She is President of the European Responsible AI Office, an AI Expert at Singularity University, and pioneers global standards as an AI Ethics Certification Maestro at IEEE. She advises leading organizations on their machine learning strategies, specializing in AI research and ethical advocacy.