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This is essential reading for anyone living in modern society. Roose sets out his slightly pessimistic perspective of AI automation and work — it's going to be much, much more than merely automating the 'boring parts' and having us prospering in the creative ones.
But more importantly, he lays out critical actions to claim and assert our humanity — as much against work automation as against advertisement driven industries that hone away our choices in everyday life. From resisting Machine Drift to learning Machine-Age Humanities, like attention guarding and digital discernment, this book is like a how-to for the next 10 years.
But more importantly, he lays out critical actions to claim and assert our humanity — as much against work automation as against advertisement driven industries that hone away our choices in everyday life. From resisting Machine Drift to learning Machine-Age Humanities, like attention guarding and digital discernment, this book is like a how-to for the next 10 years.
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We can't compete against the machines. Well, not by trying to be faster or smarter than them. But all hope isn't lost. After surveying AI's impact on jobs, he presents 9 simple rules — actions people can take — to make yourself indispensable in the age of automation.
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Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for an ARC of this title.
I really enjoy Kevin Roose's writing on technology for the New York Times, and his podcast for them last year, Rabbit Hole. This book is a little more business-y than I expected, but I thought its points for the risks automation brings to our lives were well-defined, and the advice for using humanity to our advantage to be well thought out. Roose does a good job of taking some ideas from the last few years (digital "detoxing", adding "friction" to one's life) and synthesizes them together in a way that's easy to bring them into your own life.
Some of the solutions are very broadly defined, but Roose calls this out in the book's Appendix, with further thoughts on how to make them more personal. The book is clearly trying to appeal to a broad audience (everything about the title and design of the cover screams HELLO BUSINESSPERSON PICK ME UP IN THE AIRPORT TO READ ON YOUR NEXT FLIGHT), but that little touch at the end kept me from thinking this was a little too glib.
I really enjoy Kevin Roose's writing on technology for the New York Times, and his podcast for them last year, Rabbit Hole. This book is a little more business-y than I expected, but I thought its points for the risks automation brings to our lives were well-defined, and the advice for using humanity to our advantage to be well thought out. Roose does a good job of taking some ideas from the last few years (digital "detoxing", adding "friction" to one's life) and synthesizes them together in a way that's easy to bring them into your own life.
Some of the solutions are very broadly defined, but Roose calls this out in the book's Appendix, with further thoughts on how to make them more personal. The book is clearly trying to appeal to a broad audience (everything about the title and design of the cover screams HELLO BUSINESSPERSON PICK ME UP IN THE AIRPORT TO READ ON YOUR NEXT FLIGHT), but that little touch at the end kept me from thinking this was a little too glib.
This book makes you pause and think about technology, where it might lead us and how it could be detaching us.