“In Superagency, Reid Hoffman brilliantly accomplishes what he so often does: assess challenges, present solutions, and work toward equitable opportunities. Workers will increasingly use personal, organizational, business process, and cross-organizational agents as trustworthy tools to increase value and solve complex problems. Through experience, research, and humor, Reid reminds us that new technologies like electricity—even publishing books at scale—once seemed threatening.”
Satya Nadella, Chairman & CEO Microsoft
In Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future, Reid Hoffman and Greg Beato examine how artificial intelligence can expand personal capability in decision-making and learning.
Based on Hoffman’s work in technology and Beato’s writing on social change, the book presents a view of AI focused on practical use. The authors focus on designing systems that support individuals as well as institutions.
The term “superagency” describes a future in which AI tools help people act with greater confidence in areas such as education and healthcare.
Hoffman and Beato offer scenarios in which AI personalizes learning and simplifies access to expert-level information. These examples serve as starting points for what may be possible when AI is aligned with human needs.
The authors raise concerns about misinformation, labor displacement, and opaque technology.
They argue that decisions made today about design and access will shape how AI affects human autonomy. Responsibility, they suggest, is shared by developers, policymakers, and users.
Superagency is intended for readers who want a discussion of where AI may lead and offers an intentional approach to shaping the outcomes new technologies create.
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