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The Future of Work
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The Future of Work

Robots, AI, and Automation

Darrell M. West
Brookings Institution Press, 2019

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Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Applicable
  • Bold

Recommendation

Darrell M. West – director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution – offers a succinct review of current trends, forecasts a future in which fewer people will work and explores the impact on society. Business, transportation and medicine are already using robotics, AI and the Internet of Things to redefine work and finance, obsoleting many of today’s jobs. Revising the social safety net requires innovation to protect workers’ economic security in uncertain times.

Take-Aways

  • Accelerating technological innovation disrupts the job market and people’s routines.
  • AI and machine learning are infiltrating business and infrastructure, which will impact society.
  • Everyone should have access to technology, or inequality and social unrest may result.

About the Author

Darrell M. West is the director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution and editor in chief of the Brookings tech policy blog TechTank. He has authored or co-authored 24 books including Divided Politics, Divided Nation; Megachange and Going Mobile.

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