About the Authors

William Leiss

William Leiss is Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and former NSERC/SSHRC Research Chair in Risk Communication and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of numerous books on risk governance, including Risk and Responsibility (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1994) and Mad Cows and Mother’s Milk: The Perils of Poor Risk Communication (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2004). His work extends the critical theory of Herbert Marcuse, under whom he studied, into contemporary problems of technology governance and risk assessment.

Richard Smith

Richard Smith is Full Professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. His work spans science and technology policy, democratic governance, and risk communication. He brings expertise in translating complex technical and policy questions for public audiences.

Michael G. Tyshenko (Contributor)

Michael G. Tyshenko contributed Chapter 11, “Probabilistic Assessment of Loss of Human Control over Advanced AI,” which applies Monte Carlo simulation methods to estimate the probability of loss of human control over advanced AI systems by 2070.