Humans Need Not Apply, Jerry Kaplan
Humans Need Not Apply, Jerry Kaplan
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Humans Need Not Apply
A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Author: Jerry Kaplan

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 5 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/15/2016

Synopsis

After billions of dollars and fifty years of effort, researchers are finally cracking the code on artificial intelligence. As society stands on the cusp of unprecedented change, Jerry Kaplan unpacks the latest advances in robotics, machine learning, and perception powering systems that rival or exceed human capabilities. Driverless cars, robotic helpers, and intelligent agents that promote our interests have the potential to usher in a new age of affluence and leisure—but as Kaplan warns, the transition may be protracted and brutal unless we address the two great scourges of the modern developed world: volatile labor markets and income inequality. He proposes innovative, free-market adjustments to our economic system and social policies to avoid an extended period of social turmoil. His timely and accessible analysis of the promise and perils of artificial intelligence is a must-listen for business leaders and policy makers on both sides of the aisle.

About Jerry Kaplan

Jerry Kaplan is widely known in the computer industry as a serial entrepreneur, technical innovator, and bestselling author. He is currently a fellow at the Center for Legal Informatics at Stanford University and teaches ethics and impact of artificial intelligence in the Computer Science Department.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caren on August 02, 2015

Once I picked up this book, I couldn't put it down. It is written in a conversational style anyone can follow and unlike so many books on this topic, does not take a doomsday approach. The author, who teaches courses on the ethics and impact of artificial intelligence at Stanford University, has som......more

Goodreads review by Niklas on March 06, 2018

Stopped reading when chapter 8 begins with Kaplan saying that global warming isn’t a problem and that he welcomes an increase in temperature in his own city. Until that point the book had been a fairly standard AI-book about jobs and automation. The book hasn’t aged that well so you’ll probably find......more

Goodreads review by Andrej on April 14, 2016

This book provides a decent exploration of the future of automation. The first part of the book talks about AI/Machine Learning. This may have been a decent intro for someone completely new to the field, but for someone very much inside the field it was a little frustrating to read because of explan......more

Goodreads review by Jeneba on August 22, 2015

Scary. Maybe this is what an intelligent lobster feels like as it is being boiled. I always thought I would be smart enough to stay ahead of these trends. But I was brought up in an age that frowned upon unstoppable greed. Greed coupled with AI is terrifying.......more

Goodreads review by Karel on March 24, 2017

This quick read entertainingly and accurately presents the real present situation of AI automation, as "forged laborers" and "synthetic intelligences" take over most current employment, very quickly. Kaplan is right that they will own property and get legal personhood, because their (elite, politica......more

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