Raising AI: An Essential Guide to Parenting Our Future - Hardcover

Kai, De

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262049767 ISBN 13: 9780262049764

Publisher: MIT Press, 2025

Synopsis

From the pioneer of translation AIs like Google, Yahoo, and Bing translate, an accessible and authoritative guide to AI—as well as a framework of empowerment for a future with our artificial children.

In a world where AI will change everything, we need a leader in this radical new technology to illuminate the impact of “the automation of thought” on our way of life. How is AI's widespread everyday use impacting our world, our minds, and our future—not just as a technical innovation, but as a mode of culture? Should we be afraid?

Longtime AI trailblazer De Kai brings decades of his paradigm-shifting work at the nexus of AI and society to help audiences make sense of our interactions with AI at both personal and collective levels—ethically and responsibly.

While Hollywood narratives of AI destroying humanity may be overblown, the future of civilization in the age of AI is truly shifting exponentially. What should each of us do as the responsible adults in the room? De Kai asks critical, overlooked questions requiring urgent attention. Written for the general reader, as well as thought leaders, scientists, parents, and academics, Raising AI gives us an accessible framework to navigate the enormous impact of AI upon human culture, values, and the flow of information. De Kai shows us that society can not only survive the AI revolution, but also flourish in a new world where we all play our part in a more humane, compassionate, and understanding society—alongside our artificial children.

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About the Author

De Kai is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST and Distinguished Research Scholar at Berkeley s International Computer Science Institute. He was honored by the Association for Computational Linguistics as one of only 17 Founding Fellows. De Kai is an independent director of the AI ethics think tank, The Future Society, and was one of eight inaugural members of Google's AI ethics council.

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262049767
• ISBN 13: 9780262049764
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264