The AI Paradox

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How to Make Sense of a Complex Future

Virginia Dignum

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Miscellaneous
01 June 2026

Impact of science & technology on society; Artificial intelligence

A user's guide to navigating the intricate, often contradictory relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence.

Artificial intelligence will shape our future in unforeseen ways, and it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that it could someday dictate the terms of our very existence. But the fact is, the more that AI can do, the more it underscores the irreplaceable qualities of human creativity, empathy, and moral reasoning. This is one of the eight paradoxes of AI that Virginia Dignum explores in this revelatory book. Drawing on her decades of experience in AI research and governance, Dignum cuts through the hype and sensationalism that often surround AI and reveals why the most profound questions it raises are not about technology but ourselves.

The AI Paradox is a guide to seeing complexity with clarity, questioning the seemingly inevitable, and using AI in ways that prioritise our collective values. Each paradox explored in this book illuminates a particular dimension of these emerging technologies while prompting us to reevaluate our most common preconceptions about them. Can they truly replicate human decision making or do they simply magnify our blind spots and biases? Is AI the ultimate problem-solving tool or does it introduce more problems? Is justice for all achievable when it comes to AI? Who does AI serve, big tech or the common good? How do we even define AI?

With thought-provoking examples and paradoxical insights, this powerful little book challenges us to reimagine the role of these technologies in our lives, advocating for a collaborative, transparent, and inclusive approach that keeps humanity at the core of AI innovation.

By: Virginia Dignum
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691269085
ISBN 10: 0691269084
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 01 June 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Virginia Dignum is an internationally recognized expert in AI ethics and policy who has led initiatives for the European Commission, the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, UNESCO, and UNICEF, among others. She is professor of responsible artificial intelligence at Ume University in Sweden and the author of Responsible Artificial Intelligence.

Reviews for The AI Paradox: How to Make Sense of a Complex Future

""A nuanced, hopeful vision of a future with human intelligence amplified, not overwhelmed, by machine intelligence."" * Kirkus Reviews * ""This is a really important book.""---Brian Clegg, Popular Science ""[A] stimulating analysis of the many paradoxes that are raised by the development of AI tools. [Dignum] argues that governments must scrutinize technology companies as rigorously as they do pharmaceutical ones.""---Andrew Robinson, Nature