Description
Book SynopsisHow a broad range of new immensely powerful technologies is disrupting and transforming every corner of our realityand why you must act and adapt
Unsupervised: Navigating and Influencing a World Controlled by Powerful New Technologies examines the fast-emerging technologies and tools that are already starting to completely revolutionize our world. Beyond that, the book takes an in-depth look at how we have arrived at this dizzying point in our history, who holds the reins of these formidable technologies, mostly without any supervision. It explains why we as business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, educators, lawmakers, investors or users and all responsible citizens must act now to influence and help oversee the future of a technological world. Quantum computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, decentralization, virtual and augmented reality, and permanent connectivity are just a few of the technologies and trends considered, but the book delves much de
Table of Contents
Foreword viii
Preface x
Introduction xv
Suggested Reading xxx
Part I Important Technologies You Cannot Ignore 1
Chapter 1 Foundational Technologies 7
Chapter 2 Enabling Technology 43
Chapter 3 Consumer-Facing Hardware Technologies 77
Chapter 4 Important Uses of Technologies You Cannot Ignore 97
Part II The Impact and Implications on Humanity of Disruptive Technologies 137
Chapter 5 Reinventing the Economy 141
Chapter 6 Reinventing Work 171
Chapter 7 Reinventing Education 197
Chapter 8 Reinventing Information and Communication 207
Chapter 9 Reinventing Control 227
Chapter 10 Reinventing the Planet 247
Chapter 11 Reinventing Humans and Humanity 263
Chapter 12 Technology Reinventing Itself 279
Chapter 13 Key Influencers on Frontier Technologies 295
Part III Final Thoughts 327
Chapter 14 Ethics and Policy 329
Chapter 15 Conclusion 339
Chapter 16 Final Word 351
About the Authors 355
Index 357
