A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond Audiobook (Free)

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‘A path-breaking, thought-provoking and in-depth study of how new technology will transform the globe of function’ Gordon Dark brown

‘Compelling … Thought-provoking … Should be required reading for just about any presidential candidate thinking about the economy of the future’ NEW YORK TIMES

New technologies have always provoked stress on the subject of workers being replaced by machines. Before, such fears have already been misplaced, and several economists maintain that they remain so today. However about A Globe Without Function: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond in A World Without Function, Daniel Susskind shows why this time around is really different. Advances in artificial cleverness mean that all kinds of jobs are increasingly at risk.

Susskind argues that devices no longer have to reason like us to be able to outperform us. More and more, tasks which used to be beyond the ability of computer systems – from diagnosing health problems to drafting legal agreements – are actually of their reach. The threat of technological unemployment is genuine.

So how may most of us thrive in a world with less work? Susskind reminds us that technological progress could cause unprecedented prosperity, solving among mankind’s oldest problems: ensuring everyone has more than enough to go on. The challenge will be to distribute this prosperity pretty, constrain the burgeoning power of Big Tech, and provide signifying in a world where work is usually no more the center of our lives. In this visionary, pragmatic and ultimately hopeful publication, Susskind shows us just how.

“This is the book to learn on the continuing future of work in the age of artificial intelligence. It is thoughtful and state-of-the-art over the economics of the issue, but its actual strength may be the way it will go beyond just the economics. A truly essential contribution’ Lawrence Summers, former Chief Economist from the World Bank

‘A fascinating publication about a vitally important topic. Elegant, unique and compelling’Tim Harford, writer of The Undercover Economist