| The Driver in the Driverless Car: How Your Technology Choices Create the Future Contributor(s): Wadhwa, Vivek (Author), Salkever, Alex (Author) |
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ISBN: 1523085533 ISBN-13: 9781523085538 Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects - Technology & Engineering | History - Business & Economics | Industries - Computers & Information Technology |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2019001637 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |