Future Forward: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence

by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

Author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson covers the compelling history of artificial intelligence (AI) to set the stage for its use in the modern world. Find out about the many fields where AI is used, including workplaces, the military, and schools, as well as the range of possibilities—and pitfalls—this technology brings. Along the way, McPherson addresses ethical issues about the use of AI, including environmental concerns. We’re living at a time when AI poses a multitude of questions that don't yet have answers, but thinking more deeply about them will help us all better understand the technology and its place in society.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Library Binding

First published November 4, 2025

About the author

Stephanie Sammartino McPherson wrote her first children's story in college. She enjoyed the process so much that she's never stopped writing. A former teacher and freelance newspaper writer, she has written twenty-eight books and numerous magazine stories. She especially enjoys writing about science and the human interest stories behind major discoveries.

Stephanie and her husband, Richard, live in Virginia but also call California home. They are the parents of two grown children.