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Coexisting with AI
Work, Love, and Play in a Changing World

"This book helped me thoughtfully consider what we stand to gain and what we stand to lose as artificial intelligence increasingly intersects with our daily lives. It’s a book I would recommend to my students and to my parents."
- Gabby Salazar, PhD, Photographer and Educator 

Kay Firth-Butterfield (Author)

9781394278107, Wiley

Hardback, published 12 January 2026

256 pages
23.1 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.431 kg

Your comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide on AI’s impact in business and life

Coexisting with AI: Work, Love, and Play in a Changing World is an exploration of how AI can be used at each stage of our lives. It helps readers understand the positive impact of AI and where governance is needed from both an individual and business perspective. From childhood through to aging, this book delivers a holistic understanding of this exciting new technology in language that anyone can understand regardless of technical expertise.

Written by Kay Firth-Butterfield, former inaugural Head of AI at the World Economic Forum and one of the most foremost experts in the world on the governance of AI, topics explored in this book include:

  • An explanation of AI and Chatbots and their dependence on data
  • How to use AI wisely in business, with your children and in your life
  • How AI might be used in politics and war
  • The good, bad, and ugly of AI now and into the future
  • AI’s potential to solve some of humanity’s biggest problems, from human trafficking to disease
  • Essential governance considerations to make AI a beneficial technological development for all

Coexisting With AI earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all individuals, from tech executives to curious citizens, seeking expert insight on where AI can take us and how to plot the best path forward for your family and business.

Chapter 1 The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything 1

Chapter 2 The Infant 51

Chapter 3 The Schoolboy 69

Chapter 4 The Lover 85

Chapter 5 The Soldier 95

Chapter 6 The Justice 109

Chapter 7 The Pantaloon 133

Chapter 8 Old Age 153

Chapter 9 The Future of Humanity (and AI) 157

Chapter 10 Conclusion 189

Appendix: Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990 191

Notes 201

Acknowledgments 241

About the Author 243

Index 245

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]

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