Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
A Guide to Building a Better World
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Nicholas Guy Smith
About this listen
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolutionby Klaus Schwab and Nicholas Davis, read by Nicholas Guy Smith.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing everything - from the way we relate to each other, to the work we do, the way our economies work, and what it means to be human. We cannot let the brave new world that technology is currently creating simply emerge. All of us need to help shape the future we want to live in. But what do we need to know and do to achieve this?
In Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Klaus Schwab explores how people from all backgrounds and sectors can influence the way that technology transforms our world. Drawing on contributions by more than 200 of the world's leading technology, economic and sociological experts to present a practical guide for citizens, business leaders, social influencers and policy-makers this book outlines the most important dynamics of the technology revolution, highlights important stakeholders that are often overlooked in our discussion of the latest scientific breakthroughs, and explores 12 different technology areas central to the future of humanity.
Emerging technologies are not predetermined forces out of our control, nor are they simple tools with known impacts and consequences. The exciting capabilities provided by artificial intelligence, distributed ledger systems and cryptocurrencies, advanced materials and biotechnologies are already transforming society. The actions we take today - and those we don't - will quickly become embedded in ever-more powerful technologies that surround us and will, very soon, become an integral part of us.
By connecting the dots across a range of often-misunderstood technologies, and by exploring the practical steps that individuals, businesses and governments can take, Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution helps equip readers to shape a truly desirable future at a time of great uncertainty and change.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 09-02-2021
Formal to many, informal to those in the know.
Great summary of the topics, opportunities, issues and ethical dilemmas that we face in the years ahead.
Does a good job opening up past and current vulnerabilities and unethical situations that got us here and broadly implements good demonstrated models of how to approach each area.
highly recommended to those who aren't so up to date with the latest tech, economic, sustainable, social etc. development.
However what I did like was the way it was simplified, and brought all the modern industrial opportunities and how overall this would create such change. There are so many in these fields only focusing on invocation and finance where that should never always be the root cause, it is the welfare of everyone to have an equal opportunity who and wherever they are in this industrialised progress forward.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Clare rehill
- 25-11-2020
Terrifying
The future if left up to these people will be bland and joyless, devoid of human physical interaction. They'd see us tracked and traced. Everything in our daily lives monitored in the name of progress. That's not progress, that's dystopian.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Alex
- 29-12-2022
Mediocre
Maybe it's the time and the success of the author's foresight, but as 2023 rolls around, everything here just seems a little unremarkable.
I thought it would be worth getting some insight into this influential & controversial figure. But there wasn't anything controversial, or even really insightful here.
I'm left a little disappointed and wondering whether there was something Klaus wanted to say but couldn't, or just tried to take on so much that each topic felt a bit like a foot note. Like trying to follow a mad, genius scientist working madly away on some new theory he can't seem to explain to anyone.
Almost the entire length could be rewritten with the formula:
-Introduce new world changing technology A
-Explain the potential (but usually fairly obvious) ways this technology will affect society and industrial.
-Leave off by saying people, policy makers and industry should think about how it will effect them and prepare.
Almost every topic seems to end with not suggestions or insight, but just the suggestion that everyone needs to think about it.
I know it sounds a bit harsh and maybe there is more here for others who aren't as familiar with some of the technologies mentioned, but I didn't really feel like I gained any insight from this, which would seem to be the purpose of the text. Undoubtedly, Klaus knows his subject, but somehow it felt a little rushed and shallow, like he was holding his real insights back.
I would recommend "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" for something more insightful, despite being a much older book. This might be worth a read though if you're not very familiar with recent tech or just want a bit of peak into Klaus's mind.
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