A road map for developing responsible and innovative governance systems based on generative AI and other exponential technologies As exponential technology rapidly advances, leaders in every sector are faced with the challenge of harnessing its potential power while developing precautionary safeguards against its risks. From generative artificial intelligence to the future of quantum computing, these innovations are transforming the world at an unprecedented rate, leaving decision-makers unsure of how to maintain control and ensure responsible development. Governing Pandora focuses on multiple exponential technologies in order to demonstrate how leaders can develop responsible and innovative governance systems. This book equips leaders with frameworks and tools-including a detailed five-element "exponential governance mind-set"-to develop a more holistic tech governance approach for current and future waves of exponential tech. Andrea Bonime-Blanc encourages the development of a culture of collaboration across borders, sectors, and disciplines as technology takes on a bigger role in our ecosystem. She explains the context, risks, and opportunities of the ongoing exponential technology revolution so that leaders can futureproof themselves, their organizations, and key stakeholders with strategies and tactics to act responsibly, ethically, and successfully. This book speaks directly to executives, board members, policymakers, and organizational leaders who are tasked with charting a course through the advancement of modern technologies. Governing Pandora bridges the gap between exploring pure technology and managing and governing applied technology. Readers will learn not only how to develop a governance mind-set for exponential technology but also how to build organizational resilience.
Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD, is founder and CEO of GEC Risk Advisory and adviser on the strategic governance of risk, geopolitics, ethics, sustainability, and tech for business, nongovernmental organizations, and government. She is the author of several books, including Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk into Resilience and Value.
Foreword by Dante A. Disparte Introduction Part One Preparing for the Age of Pandora: Understanding the Global Tech Megascape Chapter 1 The Global Tech Megascape: The Situational Awareness Imperative Chapter 2 Rise of the Exponential Machines: Tech Turbocharges Tech Part Two Triangulating the Age of Pandora: An Exponential Tech Whirlwind Tour Chapter 3 Generative AI: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Chapter 4 Biotechnology: From Crispr to SynBio Chapter 5 Materials Science: From Silicon to Tiny Skyscrapers Chapter 6 Frontier Computing: From Cloud and Edge to Quantum and the Metaverse Chapter 7 Autonomy: From Killer Robots to Smart Cities Part Three Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Pandora: Developing the Exponential Governance Mindset Chapter 8 Leadership: Turbocharging 360 Tech Governance Chapter 9 Ethos: Embedding Responsible Tech Culture Chapter 10 Impact: Integrating Stakeholders into the Tech Loop Chapter 11 Resilience: Deploying Polyrisk and Polycrisis Preparedness Chapter 12 Foresight: Unleashing a Future-Forward Tech Strategy Part Four Futureproofing the Age of Pandora: Deploying the Exponential Governance Mindset Chapter 13 Futureproofing Ourselves and Our Organizations: Tips and Typologies Chapter 14 Futureproofing the Global Commons: Exponential Frontiers Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography and Additional Resources Index About the Author
"With clarity, wit, and insight, Bonime-Blanc cuts a searing path through a stale and acrimonious debate over 'AI safety' versus 'AI ethics'. There is no one else that could have written this book and I could not recommend it more highly." -Alison Taylor, clinical associate professor, NYU Stern School of Business, author of Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World
