Essays in AI: Automation, Technology and the Future of 9-5 Work
Robots, artificial intelligence and automation are going to fundamentally change the way we work, play and live in the 21st Century. Or will they? In this provocative new book, Krook questions the dominant ideology that automation and A.I. will make our lives easier and give us more freedom than ever before. Instead, he argues the opposite is the case, and that this new technology is set to make our lives much worse. In a series of essays, Krook discusses the automation of job applications, the robot revolution, the nature of free will, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, the 9-5 work day, modern consumerism and the new project-based economy. In each essay, he identifies various challenges facing the modern worker, pressed to adapt and rapidly learn new skills in the face of rapid technological change.
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Essays in AI: Automation, Technology and the Future of 9-5 Work
Robots, artificial intelligence and automation are going to fundamentally change the way we work, play and live in the 21st Century. Or will they? In this provocative new book, Krook questions the dominant ideology that automation and A.I. will make our lives easier and give us more freedom than ever before. Instead, he argues the opposite is the case, and that this new technology is set to make our lives much worse. In a series of essays, Krook discusses the automation of job applications, the robot revolution, the nature of free will, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, the 9-5 work day, modern consumerism and the new project-based economy. In each essay, he identifies various challenges facing the modern worker, pressed to adapt and rapidly learn new skills in the face of rapid technological change.
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Essays in AI: Automation, Technology and the Future of 9-5 Work

Essays in AI: Automation, Technology and the Future of 9-5 Work

by Joshua Krook
Essays in AI: Automation, Technology and the Future of 9-5 Work

Essays in AI: Automation, Technology and the Future of 9-5 Work

by Joshua Krook

Overview

Robots, artificial intelligence and automation are going to fundamentally change the way we work, play and live in the 21st Century. Or will they? In this provocative new book, Krook questions the dominant ideology that automation and A.I. will make our lives easier and give us more freedom than ever before. Instead, he argues the opposite is the case, and that this new technology is set to make our lives much worse. In a series of essays, Krook discusses the automation of job applications, the robot revolution, the nature of free will, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, the 9-5 work day, modern consumerism and the new project-based economy. In each essay, he identifies various challenges facing the modern worker, pressed to adapt and rapidly learn new skills in the face of rapid technological change.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781974513505
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 08/12/2017
Pages: 118
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Joshua Krook is a researcher, writer and public speaker interested in the humanities, legal education and employment policies.

His writing has been featured on ABC News (Opinion & Analysis), The Conversation, Business Insider, World Economic Forum, World University News and Overland. He has appeared as a guest on ABC Radio, 2SER FM, RTR FM and the Lawyers Weekly Podcast.
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