The AI Book That Asks What Happens Next — and Who Decides

STRASBOURG, France - May 7, 2026 - PRLog -- New Book Asks the Questions About AI That Most People Are Still Afraid to Answer

Minds We Create: AI and a Future Still Being Written by Erik Bernath is now available worldwide

At a moment when artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, governments, and daily life faster than most people can follow, author and AI consultant Erik Bernath has published a book designed to close that gap. Minds We Create: AI and a Future Still Being Written (218 pp., ISBN 978-615-82993-0-5) is a clear-eyed, accessible guide to the technology that may define the next century — written for readers who want more than headlines.

The book covers the full arc of the AI challenge: how large language models actually work, why they fail in ways their creators didn't predict, what alignment and safety research is trying to solve, and who holds the levers of power over these systems. Drawing on historical analogies — from the Luddite movement to the story of drug regulator Frances Kelsey — Bernath grounds abstract technical concepts in stories that make the stakes concrete.

"We are building systems we don't fully understand, deploying them faster than we can evaluate them, and debating the rules while the game is already in play," said Bernath. "This book is for everyone who suspects that matters — and wants to know why."

Unlike much writing on AI, Minds We Create is neither a utopian pitch nor a doomsday warning. It examines AI safety, governance, and consciousness with intellectual honesty, acknowledging what researchers know, what they disagree about, and what remains genuinely open. Chapters address real incidents — military AI failures, algorithmic bias, jailbreaking, and the fragile international frameworks trying to manage a technology that respects no borders.

The book is available in paperback and ebook formats across all major retail platforms. Readers can order directly, or find it on Amazon and all major ebook retailers via the universal book link.

About the Author

Erik Bernath is an author and AI consultant based in Strasbourg, France, operating through Furioso AI Consulting OÜ. He holds a degree in Intelligence and Security Studies from Brunel University London and is affiliated with the Center for AI Safety, BlueDot Impact, and the European Network for AI Safety. His tagline: "Writing about AI before it writes about us."

More information is available at erikbernath.com.

Purchase

Minds We Create is available in paperback ($24.99) and ebook (€9.99) formats.

Order here: books2read.com/mindswecreate

Direct purchase (ebook + bundle): erikbernath.com