Mustafa Suleyman’s The Coming Wave is a bold and urgent call to confront the unprecedented power—and peril—of emerging technologies.

As cofounder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, Suleyman argues that artificial intelligence and synthetic biology are ushering in a new era of “meta-technologies” that will reshape every aspect of society. These tools are becoming more powerful, more accessible, and harder to control—posing what he calls the “containment problem.” Drawing on history, psychology, and geopolitics, Suleyman outlines the narrow path between authoritarian overreach and technological chaos. He warns that without proactive, global cooperation, these innovations could destabilize economies, empower bad actors, and threaten human survival. The Coming Wave is both a sobering warning and a strategic blueprint for navigating the most consequential dilemma of the 21st century.