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Martin Ford

    1 gennaio 2000

    Martin Ford è un autore preveggente profondamente coinvolto nelle ripercussioni dell'automazione e dell'intelligenza artificiale sul futuro del lavoro e dell'economia. Esamina in modo convincente come i progressi tecnologici, in particolare nella robotica e nell'IA, pongano sfide alla forza lavoro umana, comprese le professioni altamente qualificate. Ford sostiene che questi cambiamenti potrebbero portare a una disoccupazione diffusa e acuire le disuguaglianze, minando la domanda dei consumatori e la crescita economica. Sostiene la necessità di adattare i nostri sistemi economici, proponendo misure come un reddito di base garantito come cruciali per garantire la prosperità nell'era dell'automazione, suggerendo al contempo incentivi per la formazione continua.

    Pravým Britem snadno a rychle 2
    Rule of the Robots
    Architects of Intelligence
    Great English Tales
    The Imagination Box: Beyond Infinity
    Il futuro senza lavoro
    • Il futuro senza lavoro

      Accelerazione tecnologica e macchine intelligenti

      • 340pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      In a world dominated by artificial intelligence and advanced technology, the impact on jobs is profound. While innovations like Google Glass and smart algorithms simplify our lives, they also threaten to render many "good" jobs obsolete. For instance, computers are not only winning games like Jeopardy but also replacing paralegals in electronic discovery and soon, radiologists. This trend raises critical questions about the future of our economic system. Companies like Facebook and YouTube thrive with minimal staff, leading to concerns about the fate of those unable to transition from human labor to automation. Some may optimistically believe that new jobs will emerge alongside technological advancements, but the reality, as argued by Martin Ford, is starkly different. Machines are increasingly capable of operating independently, resulting in fewer available jobs. This shift could lead to a significant unemployed population, including truck drivers, warehouse workers, and many others whose roles have been made redundant by automation. Unless we urgently reassess our economic fundamentals, we risk an imploding economy devoid of consumers. We stand at a crucial juncture: do we ignore the changes and gamble on a bleak future, or do we engage in discussions to ensure that the benefits of artificial intelligence are shared widely? Ford's insights serve as both a warning and a call to action, highlighting the urgent need to address

      Il futuro senza lavoro
      3,9
    • The Imagination Box: Beyond Infinity

      • 272pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Timothy Hart is getting used to the good life with his new imagination box. Anything he can imagine, he can create! There's only one rule - the box mustn't leave Tim's room. But Tim has never been good at following rules - especially when there's the opportunity to 'imagine' his homework into being without actually having to do it. Tim is feeling rather pleased with himself... Until he notices the strange people following him, and then chasing him, and then his beloved imagination box being ripped from his hands. He'll need the help of a top secret scientific institution if he's going to save the imagination box from corruption of the worst possible kind. Sequel to the critically acclaimed debut, The Imagination Box.

      The Imagination Box: Beyond Infinity
      4,4
    • Twelve classic tales with a richly coloured tapestry of characters: kings and queens in love and in trouble, heroes high-born and humble, mythical beasts and magical forces. In these lively and accessible versions, the authors have brought together stories that have endured across the ages, revealing a timeless vision of England.

      Great English Tales
      3,0
    • Architects of Intelligence

      • 554pagine
      • 20 ore di lettura

      How will AI evolve, and what major innovations lie ahead? What will its effects be on the job market, economy, and society? What is the trajectory toward human-level machine intelligence, and what concerns should we have as AI progresses? This book features in-depth interviews with twenty-three leading figures in the AI and robotics fields, conducted by bestselling author Martin Ford. He engages with some of the brightest minds, including Demis Hassabis from DeepMind, Ray Kurzweil from Google, Geoffrey Hinton from the University of Toronto, and many others. These conversations delve into the insights and predictions of researchers and entrepreneurs such as Yann LeCun, Fei-Fei Li, Yoshua Bengio, and Andrew Ng, exploring the implications of AI advancements. Ford, a prominent futurist and author of the acclaimed "Rise of the Robots," shares his expertise on what AI and automation could mean for our future. Through these dialogues, the book uncovers the realities of AI's trajectory and the potential challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

      Architects of Intelligence
      4,1
    • Rule of the Robots

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Rule of the Robots explores the future implications of artificial intelligence as a uniquely scalable and potentially disruptive technology.

      Rule of the Robots
      3,9
    • Pravým Britem snadno a rychle 2

      • 68pagine
      • 3 ore di lettura

      Chcete se pobavit, dozvědět se něco o Velké Británii, a rozšířit si přitom slovní zásobu? Pak je tato knížka právě pro vás. Kromě všemožných kulturních kuriozit se také naučíte užitečné obraty a fráze a získáte hlubší vhled do přemýšlení a životního stylu Angličanů.

      Pravým Britem snadno a rychle 2
      4,0
    • Fishing Flies

      A Practical Guide to the Craft of Fly Tying

      • 64pagine
      • 3 ore di lettura

      This practical guide to the angler's art shows readers, step-by-step, how to tie the most successful fly patterns. Whether you are dry-fly fishing, nymph fishing, wet-fly fishing or salmon fishing, this guide reveals the details of this craft, promising masterful fly fishing for readers.

      Fishing Flies
      3,4
    • Chcete se pobavit, dozvědět se něco o Velké Británii, a rozšířit si přitom slovní zásobu? Pak je tato knížka právě pro vás. Kromě všemožných kulturních kuriozit se také naučíte užitečné obraty a fráze a získáte hlubší vhled do přemýšlení a životního stylu Angličanů.

      Pravým Britem snadno a rychle
      4,0
    • On the bus, at the hotel, by the seaside, under the weather...wherever you are, you'll need the right words to express yourself. No worries With Get Around in English you'll know what to say to anyone, anywhere, at any time (well, more or less). The book is packed with modelconversations, cultural clues, vital vocabulary, and comic illustrations in every unit to help you brush up your language and laugh along the way.

      Get Around in English
      3,8
    • All Our Darkest Secrets

      • 395pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      He'd do anything to protect his wife. But what if that meant making the biggest mistake of all? James Casper is one of the good guys. A DEA agent. A loyal husband. With his sights set on the man at the top of the city's opioid crisis, James is about to make the biggest bust of his career. Then his beloved wife Rosie does something terrible, and James must choose: report it--or help her. He knows how this works, and he tells himself he's smart enough to get away with murder. But James's worst enemy knows what they have done--and he won't hesitate to use it to manipulate him. James is dragged into a dark and dangerous world. As events spiral and loyalties are tested, he realizes there's only one way out. And that is to be even more ruthless than the people he's working for. Whatever happens, no matter how far he falls, at least he'll still have Rosie. Won't he?

      All Our Darkest Secrets
      4,0