Daniel Susskind
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Daniel Susskind is a British economist and academic, studying the impact of technology and society, with a focus on artificial intelligence and its associated risks.[1]
He is the research professor in economics at King’s College London. He also serves as a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI and as an associate member of the Economics Department at Oxford University.[2][3]
He has been the president of the Society for Computers and Law (SCL) since 2011[4] and Special Envoy for Justice and AI to the Secretary-General of The Commonwealth.[5]
Works
[edit]Susskind is the author of A World Without Work (2020)[6] and Growth: A Reckoning (2024), which was noted by United States President Barack Obama as one of his "Favorite Books of 2024."[7] He is the co-author of The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts (2015) with legal scholar Richard Susskind, his father.[8]
In 2025, he published How To Think About AI: A Guide For The Perplexed, covering the advancements in AI since the 1980s to the present day.[9][10] He has stated that "In the 21st century, the best ideas will come from AI" and that it will "combine insights from multiple disciplines to deliver holistic, adaptive education at scale."[11][12] He has also expressed that we should be "preparing for AGI, or at least ‘near-AGI’, to arrive between 2030 and 2035."[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Shergold, Hannah-Louise (15 October 2025). "Reflections on 'How to Think About AI: A Guide for the Perplexed'". Society for Computers & Law. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Daniel Susskind". www.economics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Kahloon, Idrees (27 May 2024). "The World Keeps Getting Richer. Some People Are Worried". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "President of SCL". Society for Computers & Law. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ Hill, Caroline (4 July 2024). "Richard Susskind appointed as Special Envoy for Justice and AI to the Secretary-General of The Commonwealth". Legal IT Insider. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Less Work: Talking to Daniel Susskind". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Staff |, P. W. "Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Deller, Rose (2 February 2016). "Book Review: The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts by Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind - LSE Review of Books". LSE Review of Books - The latest social science books reviewed by academics and experts. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Richard, Susskind (20 March 2025). "How To Think About AI: A Guide For The Perplexed". OUP Academic. doi:10.1093/o (inactive 19 August 2026).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2026 (link) - ↑ "How to Think About AI: A Guide for the Perplexed by Richard Susskind". www.publishersweekly.com. 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Daniel Susskind: 'In the 21st century, the best ideas will come from AI'". www.peoplemanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Prof. Richard Susskind on AI's Future: Why the AI Revolution Will Replace Entire Industries". 25 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Work and meaning in theage of AI, Daniel Susskind, Brookings Institution, January 2023