Over the centuries, technology has dramatically improved the lives of billions of people.
Thanks to modern medicine, we are incomparably healthier, the vast majority of people around the world enjoy a plentiful diet, people are more educated than ever before, and we live in greater peace and material comfort.
This is a decisive achievement brought about by the creation of science and technology, the great driving force of mankind.
For that reason, I have also dedicated my life to developing tools safely.
But our optimism, born from such a special history, must be grounded in sober reality.
To avoid failure, you need to understand what can go wrong and ultimately be able to confront it.
We must follow the flow of reasoning to its logical conclusion without fear of where it might lead, and when we reach that conclusion, we must take appropriate action.
The coming wave of technology risks failing faster and on a larger scale than anything we've seen before.
In situations like this, global attention is needed.
And we need answers that no one has found yet.
At first glance, it seems like an impossible situation to contain.
But for all of us, we must be able to suppress it.

---From "Chapter 1: Suppression is Impossible"

Over the course of about a century, there have been successive waves that have led humanity from the age of candles and carriages to the age of power plants and space stations.
Similar changes will occur in the next 30 years.
In the coming decades, waves of new technologies will pose some of the most fundamental questions humanity will ever face.
Will we edit our genes to produce children with immunity to certain diseases, increased intelligence, or a longer lifespan? Will we do our best to maintain our place at the top of the evolutionary pyramid, or will we allow the emergence of AI systems that are smarter and more capable than we are? What unintended consequences might arise as we explore these questions? These questions reveal crucial truths about Homo technologenesis in the 21st century.
Throughout history, the challenge of technology has been to develop it and unleash its power.
But now that historical trend has changed.
The challenge of technology today is to harness its power so that it can continue to benefit us and the planet.
Such challenges are now on the verge of a decisive escalation.

---From "Chapter 3: The Problem of Technology Suppression"

No one knows how the very features we are working so hard on will be incorporated into the coming wave.
There will come a point when technology will become entirely self-driven, undergoing a process of iterative improvement, progressing beyond explanation, and ultimately, becoming impossible to predict how it will behave in the real world—a point at which human power and control will reach its limits.
If the coming wave of change is so extreme, humanity could eventually lose its place at the top of the food chain.
Homo technologus may eventually be threatened by the technology they have created.
The real question isn't whether the wave is coming or not.
Because it is clear that the wave is already forming.
Given the potential risks, the really important question is how to avoid them.

---From "Chapter 7 Four Characteristics of the Coming Wave"

Everything is leaked, copied, repeated and improved.
Also, because everyone is observing and learning from each other, and so many people are exploring the same field, eventually someone is bound to discover the next breakthrough technology.
And it is virtually impossible to suppress this.
Because someone else will discover the same insight or find a similar approach to achieve the same result.
People will never stop striving for strategic potential, profit, fame, etc.
This is why we do not reject the new wave.
And this is precisely why a new wave is coming, and why it will be difficult to contain it.
Technology has now become an indispensable, large-scale system that impacts every aspect of our daily lives, society, and economy.
Without technology, you can't do anything.
Firmly established incentives are beneficial for greatly increasing the quantity of technology.
No one can completely control what this system of technology will do or where it will go.
This isn't some arcane philosophical concept, an extreme deterministic scenario, or a visionary Californian technocentrism; it's a fundamental description of the world we all live in—a world we've actually been living in for quite some time.

---From "Chapter 8: Suppression is Impossible"

If this book seems to take a contradictory stance, expressing both optimism and concern about technology, it is because this contradictory perspective is the most honest assessment of our current situation.
Our great-grandparents would have been amazed by the abundance of the world we live in.
But at the same time, they would have been shocked by the vulnerability and dangers of this world.
With the coming wave, we face not only real threats with potentially catastrophic consequences, but even threats to the very existence of our species.
Technology is both our greatest strength and our worst weakness.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach that can truly capture the essence of these technologies.
The only way to approach technology consistently is to acknowledge and understand both aspects simultaneously.
Over the past decade, this dilemma has become more pronounced, and the need to address it has become more urgent.
When you look at the world, suppression seems impossible.
But as we follow the consequences of the coming wave, one thing becomes clear.
The fact is that suppression must be possible for everyone.

---From "Chapter 12 Dilemmas"

I think it is impossible in our current world to contain the coming wave.
However, these measures can change the fundamental conditions.
We must create an opportunity to improve the current situation even a little and curb it.
We must approach this with the understanding that all of this may fail, but it is the best we can do to create a world where human prosperity and restraint can coexist.
There are no guarantees or magic solutions here.
Those expecting a surefire, quick solution or a clever answer may be disappointed.
When faced with a dilemma, we tend to adopt the very human attitude of doing our best and waiting for a positive outcome.
Here are 10 solutions I can think of:

---From "Chapter 14: Ten Steps to Suppression"