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“Read The Economic Singularity if you want to think intelligently about the future.” Aubrey de Grey Artificial intelligence (AI) is overtaking our human ability to absorb and process information. Robots are becoming increasingly dextrous, flexible, and safe to be around (except the military ones). It is our most powerful technology, and you need to understand it. This new book from best-selling AI writer Calum Chace argues that within a few decades, most humans will not be able to work for money. Self-driving cars will probably be the canary in the coal mine, providing a wake-up call for everyone who isn’t yet paying attention. All jobs will be affected, from fast food McJobs to lawyers and journalists. This is the single most important development facing humanity in the first half of the 21st century. The fashionable belief that Universal Basic Income is the solution is only partly correct. We are probably going to need an entirely new economic system, and we better start planning soon - for the Economic Singularity! The outcome can be very good – a world in which machines do all the boring jobs and humans do pretty much what they please. But there are major risks, which we can only avoid by being alert to the possible futures and planning how to avoid the negative ones.

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Calum Chace is a best-selling author of fiction and non-fiction books and articles, focusing on the subject of artificial intelligence. His books include 'Surviving AI', a non-fiction book about the promise and the challenges of AI, and 'Pandora's Brain', a techno-thriller about the first superintelligence. He is a regular speaker on artificial intelligence and related technologies and runs a blog on the subject at www.pandoras-brain.com. He also serves as chairman and coach for growing companies. Before becoming a full-time writer, Calum had a 30-year career in journalism and business, in which he was a marketer, a strategy consultant and a CEO. He maintains his interest in business by serving as chairman and coach for a selection of growing companies. In 2000 he co-wrote The Internet Startup Bible, a business best-seller published by Random House. A long time ago, Calum studied philosophy at Oxford University, where he discovered that the science fiction he had been reading since boyhood was actually philosophy in fancy dress.

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Three Cs (July 18, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 099321164X
ISBN-13: 978-0993211645
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Nagy Barnabás

Great overview of what may come soon

May 2, 2017

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A good overview of the future trends in technology and the implications on the economy and people (jobs) in the near future. We researched and categorized. I felt it a bit dry, but maybe this was the purpose of the author, not to imply the sense of being biased.
For someone who have not read anything in the topic (such as Matrin Ford's Rise of the Robots, Harari's Homo Deus, and Kevin Kelly's The Inevitable) this may be a great start.
Somehow I expected slightly more (surprises), but as I look back, it was a solid summary of trends.

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A Frequent Reader

Glad I took a chance and ordered this book. Really enjoyed.

July 25, 2016

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I picked up this book over the weekend after seeing an ad on reddit. Wasn't sure what to expect because I haven't read any Calum Chace books before. Until seeing the ad I hadn't even heard of him. Anyway, economic survival is something I've been thinking about, and despite trying to find predictions, forecasts and timelines I mostly found nothing. So I gave this book a chance and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of thought put into it. Chace does a good job at keeping things simple enough to understand while providing a fair amount of information and references for further reading.

Chace doesn't adapt any position as the end-all-be-all and explains arguments from several view points. I like that his focus is more on drawing attention to the fact that economic issues need to be addressed rather than blatantly stating what is/isn't the best approach. I'm not sure how those who study future economics will view this book, but as someone who is relatively new to the subject, It gave me most of what I wanted. The one thing I would have liked more of is predictions and timelines. I realize those are just speculation, but it's really fun to imagine the future as it might be, and to read about how others who are likely far more experienced in the topic view the future from the present.

Overall I was pleased with the length, structure and information. Would love to read more books like this in the future.

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Moshe

thanks to Calum Chace for writing "my" book: -) ...

April 30, 2017

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thanks to Calum Chace for writing "my" book:-)... and especially that he also writes a summary of the book - chapter by chapter - so it can be used as a quick refresher. I wish all non-fiction writers would follow this format. It's more than an executive summary.
the word Singularity attracted me to read this book, especially since we are on this path for many years and because changes are happening at exponential rates - the Economic Singularity should have been looked at long ago.

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Matjaz

Amazing

October 1, 2016

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Calum is extremely objective and predictive, and I understand his point beacue I'm a machine and IT engineer and this is the reason that this book means to me as a part of my life. I also recommend this book to all who are technitian and economists and special to all whos jobs are under the risk and are aware of unemployment or are yet unemploy or with lower incomes. To all who do not understand reality, present and what happening round them all over the world. This is the book you must read it if you have children and want to help them to change the world - and to survive in their future.

He inspired me to write a blog: [...]

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Nathan Clark

Another great book!!!

August 25, 2016

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This is the second book I have read from the author Calum Chace. This is another great read for anyone interested in the subject of the 'Singularity of technology' and how it will affect our future. I highly recommend this book. It is entertaining, insightful and an easy read without knowing a lot of technical jargon.

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Good summary for the novice reader.

September 28, 2017

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Good entry level book. I missed some more detail on the ideas behind AI though, which were my primary focus. No mention of the workings, algorithms and approaches currently used to achieve GAI. But a good summary of the field for the novice.

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Amber Gitter

Artificial Intelligence is here and changing our social and economic way of life.

September 15, 2017

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I highly recommend all high school and college age students read this book; parents and grandparents need to read this disturbing account what lies ahead.

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Joseph E. Kennedy

A Great Window into the Economics of the Future

December 22, 2016

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This book is an extremely well thought out attempt to define the challenges for the next two generations.

The footnotes and comments critiquing the book helped round out the picture.

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B_83

Great but somewhat conservative leaning

As a robotics engineer I loved this book, as a liberal I didn't love it, but I can appreciate knowing all perspectives. The technical content in this book is solid.Read more

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Mikhail Filatov

No real arguments

The author is trying to pretend to be objective and to describe both points of view. But his only argument is actually "as machines are getting better at exponential rate they...Read more

Published 3 months ago

Jennifer M.

One of my favorite books for the year. Absolute joy to read. Calum did a great job bringing together the ideas and concepts that will shape our future .Read more

Published 5 months ago

Gabriel Birnie

The Future is not what it used to be

If you believe that the technological Singularity will happen during our lifetimes, The Economic Singularity is a must read.Read more

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Natalie Darmons

Four Stars

Good summary of other thinkers, but not enough of Calum's own thinking.

Published 9 months ago

Justin C Beck

It's a great book that I got three things out of

I put this down halfway through so I could read "Surviving AI" (also by Calum Chace) then finished. It's a great book that I got three things out of.Read more

Published 10 months ago

D. R. Martz

Half a Book

This is really just half a book, as the first half is a decent review of current technology and trends, and the second half contains unsubstantiated, poorly rationalized...Read more

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William P RossTop Contributor: Architecture

Bland Survey Of Current Over-Hyped Technologies

This book hypes up current artificial intelligence technologies to an extreme level. The author considers almost all technologies to be artifical intelligence.Read more

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Lomeraniel

listening to this book could have been a harder task if it was not for the excellent narration performed by Joe Hempel

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