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Will Robots Take Your Job?: A Plea for Consensus
Series: New Human Frontiers
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This book is ideal for policymakers, economists, business leaders, academics, and anyone interested in the political and economic impacts of technological change on employment.
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The trend that began with ATMs and do-it-yourself checkouts is moving at lightning speed. Everything from driving to teaching to the care of the elderly and, indeed, code-writing can now be done by smart machines. Conventional wisdom says there will be new jobs to replace those we lose – but is it so simple? And are we ready?
Technology writer and think-tank director Nigel Cameron argues it's naïve to believe we face a smooth transition. Whether or not there are new jobs, we face massive disruption as the jobs millions of us are doing get outsourced to machines. A twenty-first-century "rust belt" will rapidly corrode the labour market and affect literally hundreds of different kinds of jobs simultaneously.
Robots won't design our future – we will. Yet shockingly, political leaders and policymakers don't seem to have this in their line of sight. So how should we assess and prepare for the risks of this unknown future?
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Nagy K. Hanna calls it a compelling and cutting-edge challenge to conventional wisdom, essential for leaders and economists who care about future jobs and market upheaval. Christian Guy describes the book as a vital and urgent wake-up call for policymakers, highlighting the risks technology poses and urging society to take responsibility in shaping a better future.
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ISBN: 9781509509560
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 May 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 122.0mm
Height: 185.0mm
Weight: 150g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Nigel M. de S. Cameron is President and CEO of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies, and a regular advisor to government departments, unions and companies on the future of work in the age of robotics and automation.
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