CHAPTER 1

Introduction

Al Naqvi and J. Mark Munoz

The race to gain a decisive and astounding jump of 40 percent in productivity (Purdy and Daugherty 2016) is on. The world is seeking a solution to its productivity woes and the answer lies in the rise of Artificial ­Intelligence (AI). The growth of AI is rapid, selective, and impromptu. Each of the three factors is a super volcano waiting to erupt and its eruption will create major and uncontrollable tectonic change in the social, economic, and political order. Unmanaged entry into the fourth, and perhaps the final, industrial revolution may have consequences for both who dare to embrace and those who stay on the sidelines. But regardless of the choice made, no one will be able to escape the ...

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