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This prescient classic shows how automation is changing the economy, undermining work, and reshaping our lives.

A New York Times bestseller and winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

"Lucid, comprehensive and unafraid ... an indispensable contribution to a long-running argument." ― Los Angeles Times

What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have them? As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer people will be necessary. Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to making "good jobs" obsolete: many paralegals, journalists, office workers, and even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots and smart software. As progress continues, blue and white collar jobs alike will evaporate, squeezing working - and middle-class families ever further. At the same time, households are under assault from exploding costs, especially from the two major industries - education and health care - that, so far, have not been transformed by information technology. The result could well be massive unemployment and inequality as well as the implosion of the consumer economy itself.

The past solutions to technological disruption, especially more training and education, aren't going to work. We must decide, now, whether the future will see broad-based prosperity or catastrophic levels of inequality and economic insecurity. Rise of the Robots is essential reading to understand what accelerating technology means for our economic prospects-not to mention those of our children-as well as for society as a whole.

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CHOICE Review

Ford, a computer designer and software developer, provides a thought-provoking account of how advances in technology challenge conventional understanding of existing economic and workforce models. His book presents a series of scenarios and examples that illustrate the accelerated speed at which technology influences contemporary society. In some detail, Ford outlines how current advances in automation, big data, cognitive computing, and artificial intelligence are "likely [to] threaten jobs across industries and at a wide range of skill levels," including white-collar jobs. He argues that increasing income inequality will have a detrimental impact on economic growth in a consumer-driven economy because consumers will no longer be able to afford the products and services offered. Ford concludes with a series of suggestions (e.g., guaranteed income, education as a public good) for how economic policies can potentially counter these negative effects. The book may serve as a good start for anyone who is curious about advances in technology, economics, and the future of work. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. --Christoph Winkler, Baruch College

Booklist Review

Though economists have generally tied increased productivity to higher wages, workers have fretted about the impact of automation on jobs. Ford, founder of a software development company, offers a very troubling view of the future of the American workforce as trends in automation outpace Moore's Law, which asserts that computing power doubles every 18 to 24 months. Worker robots, humanoid manufacturing robots, artificial intelligence, 3-D printing, cloud robotics, and other developments promise a continuation of stagnant wages, declining labor-force participation, diminishing job creation, and rising inequality. Ford details the disastrous implications for the American workforce, even white-collar workers once thought to be safe from the threat of automation. Technological advancements have seen robots go from filling and stacking boxes to making gourmet hamburgers and reading radiology film. It's only a matter of time before they can perform the duties of doctors, lawyers, journalists, and other professionals. Although these advancements cannot be stopped, Ford offers ideas on changes in social policies, including guaranteed income, to keep our economy humming and prepare ourselves for a more automated future.--Bush, Vanessa Copyright 2015 Booklist

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Martin Ford is the author of The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of Mass Unemployment which won the Business Book of the Year 2015 award in the UK. The award is worth AUD$64,300.

(Bowker Author Biography)