NEW YORK, NY – August 25, 2026 – Economist and international analyst Steve Jones examines how nations, businesses, and citizens can shape a future where artificial intelligence serves humanity rather than concentrates power in the hands of a few.

Robertson Jones Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Lifecycle of Intelligence: AI Governance, AI Charter, Artificial Power, AI Oligarchs, Democracy and the Future of Nations, a new book by economist and international commentator Steve Jones that tackles one of the defining questions of the century: How can artificial intelligence be governed so that it serves humanity, rather than the reverse?

Published July 16, 2026 (ISBN: 9781918646092 – paperback), the book moves beyond the technological hype surrounding AI to examine the deeper economic, political and social forces reshaping nations, democratic institutions, labor markets and global power structures.

A Framework for Navigating the Machine Age

Lifecycle of Intelligence is written for policymakers, business executives and boards, technology leaders, economists, investors, educators, and any citizen concerned with the future of democracy and work in an AI-driven world. The book presents:

• The Big Picture — the economic, geopolitical, and historical forces driving the AI revolution
• The Five-Stage AI Maturity Model — a practical framework helping governments and organizations assess where they stand today and chart a path toward safe, responsible, human-centered AI governance
• The AI Charter — a set of guiding principles for freedom, democracy, accountability, fairness, and shared prosperity in the age of intelligent machines, inspired by the Atlantic Charter
• An Unflinching Look at the Real Risks — including AI oligarchies, automation and job displacement, surveillance capitalism, misinformation, democratic erosion, systemic safety risks, environmental impact, and geopolitical competition
• A Practical Roadmap for Action — concrete governance models, implementation frameworks, and policy recommendations to help leaders move from awareness to action
• Free Special Bonus – The AI Governance Manifesto – A Blueprint, Playbook and Policy Framework for Governing the Machine Age

Readers who purchase the book also receive a companion resource, the AI Governance Manifesto, Playbook and Policy Framework, which includes maturity models, a proposed AI Charter for the Machine Age, governance playbooks for governments and institutions, regulatory roadmaps, board-level governance frameworks and tools for labor transition and international cooperation.

About the Author

Steve Jones is an economist, entrepreneur, and international commentator on geopolitics, trade, and global governance who has advised governments, think tanks, and global institutions. He built a corporate career at organizations including British Airways, EDS, Avis, and Accenture, and is the author of All to One: The Winning Model for Marketing in the Post-Internet Economy (McGraw Hill).

Lifecycle of Intelligence extends themes from Jones’s Churchill World Order Series, which traces how Winston Churchill’s strategic vision shaped the Atlantic Charter and the postwar institutions that followed — Bretton Woods, NATO, the IMF, the WTO, and the UN. The series continued with Tariff Tsunami, an examination of recent strains on the rules-based world order, and Lifecycle of Nations, which looks at how to protect the future of world trade.

More information about Steve Jones and the Churchill World Order Series is available at: https://rjpublishing.biz/churchillworldorder/

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Lifecycle of Intelligence is available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lifecycle-Intelligence-Governance-Artificial-Geo-Politics-ebook/dp/B0H8Q28MZW

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