Exponential

Britain's leading tech writer reveals how to close the gap between technology and society

The Times and Financial Times Book of the Year

'Enticing' Sunday Times | 'Engaging' Financial Times | 'Essential' Reid Hoffman | 'Excellent' Amol Rajan, BBC News
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As technology accelerates, the human mind struggles to keep up - and our companies, workplaces and democracies get left behind. This is the exponential gap.

Now, a leading technologist explores how this exponential gap is rewiring our world - and reveals how we should respond.
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'Azhar has a knack for interrogating and inverting conventional thinking . . . A convincing case that something extraordinary is taking place in business and society' Economist

'Deft and clear-eyed . . . Perhaps Azhar's most valuable insight is that conservatively managing the individual risks posed by new technologies will not suffice' Financial Times

'Valuable and timely . . . A diligent and comprehensive definition of a new phase in human affairs' Sunday Times