“Human progress has always involved risk and reward. AI now confronts us with something new: autonomy at scale without visibility or reversal. That combination may mark a point of no return. Before AI Decides makes this danger clear and urgent.”
Lee Stein Entrepreneur & Inventor
“AI’s current trajectory threatens something fundamental: the human capacity to ask ‘why.’ This book offers a clear, grounded, and practical way to keep human intelligence alive and amplified in our encounters with AI.”
Jessica Seddon, PhD Senior Lecturer, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
“A clear-eyed guide for anyone trying to stay human in a world increasingly shaped and dominated by AI. Stevens lays out an essential framework for safeguarding our rights, our humanity, and our sanity.”
Charles M. Levine Former Vice-President, Random House
“Before AI Decides brings rare clarity to one of the defining challenges of our time. Stevens insists that vigilant human attention remain essential to guard against people being overridden as intelligent systems shape decisions that matter.”
Erik Viirre, MD, PhD Director, Center for Human Imagination, UCSD
“A clear-eyed wake-up call about protecting human judgment in an automated world. He is no AI doomster. His Declaration of Human Rights for the AI era and Nine Principles offer a practical framework for navigating AI with awareness and care.”
Anne Leer AI Expert on Policy & Governance
“Having given a lifetime helping humanity, acting with humility, wisdom, and integrity with big picture ideas, Payson Stevens’ seminal work on conscientiously incorporating AI into our lives is a gift beyond measure.”
Ken Druck, PhD Best-Selling Author
“Human progress has always involved risk and reward. AI now confronts us with something new: autonomy at scale without visibility or reversal. That combination may mark a point of no return. Before AI Decides makes this danger clear and urgent.”
Lee Stein Entrepreneur & Inventor
“AI’s current trajectory threatens something fundamental: the human capacity to ask ‘why.’ This book offers a clear, grounded, and practical way to keep human intelligence alive and amplified in our encounters with AI.”
Jessica Seddon, PhD Senior Lecturer, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
“A clear-eyed guide for anyone trying to stay human in a world increasingly shaped and dominated by AI. Stevens lays out an essential framework for safeguarding our rights, our humanity, and our sanity.”
Charles M. Levine Former Vice-President, Random House
“Before AI Decides brings rare clarity to one of the defining challenges of our time. Stevens insists that vigilant human attention remain essential to guard against people being overridden as intelligent systems shape decisions that matter.”
Erik Viirre, MD, PhD Director, Center for Human Imagination, UCSD
“A clear-eyed wake-up call about protecting human judgment in an automated world. He is no AI doomster. His Declaration of Human Rights for the AI era and Nine Principles offer a practical framework for navigating AI with awareness and care.”
Anne Leer AI Expert on Policy & Governance
“Having given a lifetime helping humanity, acting with humility, wisdom, and integrity with big picture ideas, Payson Stevens’ seminal work on conscientiously incorporating AI into our lives is a gift beyond measure.”
Ken Druck, PhD Best-Selling Author
