Book description
Tech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever describe dozens of astonishing technological advances in this fascinating and thought-provoking book, which asks what kind of future lies ahead—Star Trek or Mad Max?Breakthroughs such as personalized genomics, drones, self-driving vehicles, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, the same technologies raise the specter of a frightening future—eugenics, a jobless economy, a complete loss of privacy, and ever-worsening economic inequality.
Wadhwa says that we need to ask three questions about every emerging technology: Does it have the potential to benefit everyone equally? What are the risks and the rewards? And does it promote autonomy or dependence? This edition is updated throughout and includes a new chapter on quantum computing, which promises vastly increased processing times—and vastly increased security risks. In the end, our future is up to us; our hands may not be on the wheel, but we will decide the driverless car's destination.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One: The Here and Now
- Part Two: Does the Technology Have the Potential to Benefit Everyone Equally?
- Part Three: What Are the Risks and the Rewards?
- Part Four: Does the Technology Foster Autonomy or Dependency?
- Conclusion: So Will It Be Star Trek or Mad Max?
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Authors
Product information
- Title: The Driver in the Driverless Car, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2019
- Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- ISBN: 9781523085552
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