Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Hardcover – 3 Sept. 2015

very interesting

There are probably quite a few books along this theme, the risk of modern technology, computers, robots etc, taking away middle class jobs.I have just read Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford, and Geoff Colvin has also written Humans are Underrated.I am therefore marking this book very much on the basis that it cost me sixteen pounds for the Kindle edition and similar books are available for a lot less.It covers very similar ground to the Ford book, often using the same examples and anecdotes. Where Ford uses a fairly objective approach, Kaplan is entirely personal in his approach. If you check his wikipedia page, Kaplan is a remarkable person and his insights are worth hearing.However this is a pretty short book, and Kaplan would have been far better to work with a professional writer to produce a book that took the time to flesh out the topics that readers are likely to be interested in, and trim back some wordy excesses.This is not a bad book, but it is not great, and Rise of the Robots is twice as good for half the price.

Thought provoking as we are now in an age of the algorithm! Read this and ensure you are prepared for what the next 20 years has to offer as we approach parity with thinking robots in the form of singularity and the days when humanoid looking robots will live in our society.I bought this to use as part of my research on robotics

Excellent! Very well expressed and full of clear insight about the rapidly increasing impact of Robots and AI on every aspect of our lives. Some sections made me smile by expressing important insights in graphical language; for example, while describing the current ignorance by politicians and others on this matter he says that we risk becoming roadkill on the information superhighway!

Great read, probably more true than i am honest enough to admit to myself.

Fantastic read. Really interesting and accessible to someone with limited AI knowledge.

An excellent reflective book on the potential impact of AI.

INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING CONTENT