Surprise Castle
/Books/Business
A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond

A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond - Paperback

by Daniel Susskind
$12.99
$18.00
-28%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Offers & Perks

Earn 12 points with this purchase

Added to your rewards balance after checkout.

100 points welcome bonus

Create an account and start with extra points.

Join now
How rewards workSign in
Availability:In StockContributor:Daniel SusskindPublish date:2021-05-04Pages:336
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9781250808257ISBN-10:1250808251UPC:9781250808257Book Category:Business & Economics, Political Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Labor, Labor & Industrial Relations, AutomationSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCDJNNWENH

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES & MCKINSEY 2020 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR
One of Fortune Best Books of the Year
One of Inc. Best Business Books of the Year
One of The Times (UK) Best Business Books of the Year
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of work, and what we should do about it

From mechanical looms to the combustion engine to the first computers, new technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. For centuries, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. But as Daniel Susskind demonstrates, this time really is different. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence mean that all kinds of jobs are increasingly at risk.

Drawing on almost a decade of research in the field, Susskind argues that machines no longer need to think like us in order to outperform us, as was once widely believed. As a result, more and more tasks that used to be far beyond the capability of computers - from diagnosing illnesses to drafting legal contracts, from writing news reports to composing music - are coming within their reach. The threat of technological unemployment is now real.

This is not necessarily a bad thing, Susskind emphasizes. Technological progress could bring about unprecedented prosperity, solving one of humanity's oldest problems: how to make sure that everyone has enough to live on. The challenges will be to distribute this prosperity fairly, to constrain the burgeoning power of Big Tech, and to provide meaning in a world where work is no longer the center of our lives. Perceptive, pragmatic, and ultimately hopeful, A World Without Work shows the way.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Picador USAISBN-13:9781250808257ISBN-10:1250808251UPC:9781250808257Book Category:Business & Economics, Political Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Labor, Labor & Industrial Relations, AutomationSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCDJNNWENH
Daniel Susskind is the coauthor, with Richard Susskind, of The Future of the Professions, named as one of the best books of the year by the Financial Times, New Scientist, and the Times Literary Supplement. He is a fellow in economics at Balliol College, Oxford University. Previously, he worked in the British government - as a policy adviser in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, as a policy analyst in the Policy Unit in 10 Downing Street, and as a senior policy adviser in the Cabinet Office.
Publisher: Picador USA

Contributor(s)

Daniel Susskind

Author

Daniel Susskind

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.