The First 6 chapters are quite a lot of throat clearing that feels like very familiar territory if you’ve investigated the topic of AI risk even a tiny bit. I’d even go as far as to say that first half of the book feels quite tedious and pedantic, given the title of the book. By chapter 9 though, the book really starts to elucidate the potential issues and stridently makes it’s case.
I think the editor should have chopped the first half as it is so disappointing. Def a worthy purchase but if you’re short on time, I’d recommend skipping to the second half and then recapping the obligatory history lesson that plagues all nonfiction books these days, if you need more context to ground the arguments in. Nonetheless, it speaks to their overall point that no amount of theory can really prepare anyone to have this conversation… the challenge we face is an issue of wisdom (and lack thereof) not knowledge, and the promised abundance that Ai brings.