Raphael Corkhill

Creating superior intelligence would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, according to the world's pre-eminent AI expert, it could also be the last. In this groundbreaking book on the biggest question facing humanity, Stuart Russell explains why he has come to consider his own discipline an existential threat to his own species, and lays out how we can change course before it's too late. There is no one better placed to assess the promise and perils of the dominant technology of the future than Russell, who has spent decades at the forefront of AI research.

The Ottoman Empire has ruled Europe for over 300 years. As a special investigator for the state police, Kamal Agha is committed to keeping the empire safe from threats. So when a naked man covered in tattoos murders a passerby on the banks of the Seine, Kamal is tasked with tracking him down. But the mysterious man's trail leads Kamal to a secret buried deep in the empire's past, a secret that the sultan and his security services will do anything to silence.