Will AI Murder Us All?:The Moral Psychology of Artificial Intelligence - Hardcover

Aakash Singh, Rathore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9377303680 ISBN 13: 9789377303686

Publisher: Penguin Random House India, 2026

Synopsis

Will AI Murder Us All? is a bold, thought-provoking guide to the ethical and existential challenges of artificial intelligence—and the human choices that will shape whether it liberates or dominates us. As technology blurs the line between human and machine, Aakash Singh Rathore confronts a question we can't ignore: What happens when intelligence outpaces wisdom? At its core is moral psychology—the study of how moral decisions are actually made and acted on, both by humans and by the machines that humans build. Rathore reveals that the greatest dangers aren't rogue AIs, but systems embedded in institutions driven by competition, profit, and power—where "safe" goals spiral into harm. Drawing on social psychology—from obedience and conformity to diluted responsibility—the book shows how these forces warp human behavior and get encoded into AI, normalizing damage at scale, whether through automated surveillance, biased algorithms, or unchecked optimization. Yet Rathore offers a clear path forward: we need an artificial ethics tailored to artificial intelligence, with the best paradigm being an artificial ethics of care. This shifts from rigid rules to designing AI around care, responsibility, relationships, and protecting the vulnerable. Provocative, accessible, and urgent, Will AI Murder Us All? is both a cautionary tale and a blueprint for responsible innovation—calling us to build a future of dignity, accountability, and human flourishing.

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About the Author

Aakash Singh Rathore is a philosopher, author and public intellectual. He has been a professor of philosophy, politics and law at premier institutions. His books span ethics, politics, law, literature, biography and wine, with translations into multiple languages. He has also edited several books, including B.R. Ambedkar: The Quest for Justice (5 vols., Oxford) and Hegel's India (Oxford, shortlisted for Tata Literature Live Non-Fiction Book of the Year, 2017). Rathore’s notable titles include the bestsellers Becoming Babasaheb (HarperCollins, currently being adapted into a film) and Ambedkar's Preamble (Penguin).

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Random House India
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9377303680
• ISBN 13: 9789377303686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344