Nell Watson is a researcher and applied tech ethicist. She advises organizations on their machine learning strategies, specializing in AI research and ethical advocacy. She is President of the European Responsible AI Office and the author of Taming the Machine published by Kogan Page. She lives in Belfast, UK.

Ali Hessami is a systems engineer specializing in risk analysis, assessment and safety. He is Vice Chair of the IEEE AI Ethics Certification Programme and Chair of the IEEE 7000 AI Ethics Standard. He lives in London, UK.

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
• Section - ONE: The dawn of agency;
• • Chapter - 01: AI overview;
• Section - 02: The age of agentic AI;
• Section - TWO: The core alignment problem;
• Section - 03: Goal alignment of agentic AI systems;
• • Chapter - 04: Value alignment and embedding ethics;
  • Chapter - 05: Deceptive and power-seeking AI;
  • Chapter - 06: Utility convergence;
• Section - THREE: The governance and safety toolkit;
• • Chapter - 07: Safety fundamentals;
  • Chapter - 08: Security and guardrails;
  • Chapter - 09: Agentic conflict;
  • Chapter - 10: Transparency and interpretability;
  • Chapter - 11: AI governance;
  • Chapter - 12: Weighted capability governance;
• Section - FOUR: The human and societal interface;
• • Chapter - 13: Working with agentic AI;
  • Chapter - 14: Psychosecurity;
  • Chapter - 15: Who goes there?;
  • Chapter - 16: Self-watching machines;
  • Chapter - 17: Sustainability and resource stewardship;
• Section - FIVE: The uncharted frontier;
• • Chapter - 18: Disruptive waves;
  • Chapter - 19: Frontier concerns;
  • Chapter - 20: Superintelligence strategy;
  • Chapter - 21: Ten principles for a positive future;
  • Chapter - 22: Further resources;
  • Chapter - 23: Glossary;