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1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 58 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Julie Eickhoff. |
| Summary |
Tech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever describe dozens of astonishing technological advances in this fascinating and thought-provoking book, which asks what kind of future lies ahead-Star Trek or Mad Max? Breakthroughs such as personalized genomics, drones, self-driving vehicles, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, the same technologies raise the specter of a frightening future-eugenics, a jobless economy, a complete loss of privacy, and ever-worsening economic inequality. Wadhwa says that we need to ask three questions about every emerging technology: Does it have the potential to benefit everyone equally? What are the risks and the rewards? And does it promote autonomy or dependence? This edition is updated throughout and includes a new chapter on quantum computing, which promises vastly increased processing times-and vastly increased security risks. In the end, our future is up to us; our hands may not be on the wheel, but we will decide the driverless car's destination. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Technology -- Social aspects.
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Technological forecasting.
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| Added Author |
Salkever, Alex, author.
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Eickhoff, Julie, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781523085569 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1523085568 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12373665 |
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