Based on the current date (June 5, 2026) and the context that the book publishes "five days from today," the publication date is June 10, 2026. The search results confirm *Superconvergence* is a revised and updated edition published by Hachette/Timber Press, and it is already available. Here is the optimized bio:
Jamie Metzl is one of the world's leading technology and healthcare futurists, renowned for his expertise at the intersection of genetics, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. He is the Founder and Chair of the global social movement OneShared.World, a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council, a faculty member of NextMed Health, and a recognized expert at Singularity University. In 2019, Jamie was appointed to the World Health Organization's expert advisory committee on human genome editing, underscoring his global influence in science and health policy. A former partner in a global private equity firm, he serves on advisory boards for multiple biotechnology companies and helped establish the WisdomTree BioRevolution Exchange Traded Fund (ticker: WDNA), where he serves as Special Strategist. His latest book, Superconvergence: How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform Our Lives, Work, and World, published by Hachette, builds on the success of his bestseller Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity. Earlier in his career, Jamie served in the U.S. National Security Council, the State Department, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and with the United Nations in Cambodia. He holds a Ph.D. from Oxford University, a law degree from Harvard, and an undergraduate degree from Brown University. Beyond his professional achievements, Jamie is an avid Ironman triathlete and ultramarathon runner, embodying the same drive and endurance that defines his visionary work.
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Superconvergence: How the AI, Genetics, and Biotechnology Revolutions Will Transform our Lives, Work, and World
The rapid growth of new AI systems like ChatGPT and Google Gemini have helped most people realize significant change is on the horizon. But while most of us still think of these AI capabilities as improved internet search tools, the implications are far more profound. Just like the agricultural, industrial, and computer revolutions before it, the AI revolution will transform almost every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Along with our new capabilities in genetics and biotechnology, it will change how we live and work, our economies, our healthcare, the foods we eat, and our interactions with the world around us. In this visionary and far-reaching but also highly practical talk, leading futurist Jamie Metzl explores the big-picture implications of this transformative moment in our history -- when we humans are rapidly increasing our abilities to engineer intelligence and re-engineer biology -- and how individuals, organizations, and societies can best ride the wave of this change rather than be subsumed by it.