"In The Fifth Acceleration, Mathias Sundin shows why the coming decades can potentially surpass the last hundred years. More importantly, he gives you a handbook. Generative AI unleashes latent creativity. People without formal training can compose, design, and launch real products. Don't just watch as history accelerates. Drive it."
"Mathias Sundin captures the important insight that AI is not here to replace human creativity, but to amplify imagination and expand what is possible."
"A welcome argument that AI is not the end of humanity, but on the contrary, unleashes human potential and helps us find better explanations and solve new problems."
"Mathias Sundin argues that AI is the next great engine for human progress, a tool that will accelerate the cross-pollination of ideas and unleash innovation. He may very well be right."
"It's easy to complain and frighten without evidence. But to show a realistic yet hopeful future with facts and arguments — that requires hard work. That's why The Fifth Acceleration is a book that is needed. In a time of pessimism, it reminds us that human ingenuity, amplified by new tools, continues to drive progress forward."
"He argues convincingly for how we, together with AI tools, will be able to solve problems that have previously remained unsolved."
"The Fifth Acceleration offers a vision for the future that both inspires and challenges — with precision and finesse, Mathias shows how the interplay between human and AI becomes the key to the next great leap, giving us the tools to become pioneers in this new era."
"The new generation of AI has brought our cognitive abilities to an inflection point—one that may prove even more profound and transformative than the revolution sparked by the steam engine. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the consequences, risks, and opportunities that lie ahead as AI reshapes our world."
"Sundin has created a narrative that inspires and invites you to become a pioneer — at a time when the opportunities are greater than ever before."
"An educational and inspiring book about AI and its great potential."
"Mathias Sundin has written a valuable and inspiring book that makes the AI revolution understandable from a centaur perspective, where AI enhances rather than replaces human ability. Particularly valuable is his encouragement to experiment and become pioneers."
"The most important technological shift ever has begun. Those who dare to step back and think through the long-term effects may discover the opportunity to build the next generation of billion-dollar companies. Mathias's book navigates these with its many perspectives and lessons from previous shifts."
"I am among those who watch the development of AI with a mix of terror and delight. Here comes a book that contributes to hopefulness and gives a picture of how we will enhance what makes us human."
"Mathias Sundin draws a map of the fifth acceleration and shows how value will be created in the future. A valuable read for all investors who want to orient themselves for tomorrow, today."
"A humorous, uplifting, insightful and empowering look into our future society. Mathias Sundin knows AI, but more importantly, he is a creator who shows how we can shape the AI revolution instead of being shaped by it. His book, an enormous palette of possibilities to paint a new world, will change the rest of your life."
"Sundin captures eons of human progress through five accelerations of tools and social structures. Humanity has only placed a toe over the threshold of the AI acceleration era, and Sundin helps us imagine what we will discover when we fully open the door to this new era."
"An insightful look at how AI functions as an amplifier of human intellect, enabling anyone to learn faster and connect ideas across different fields."
