How to be a Human in the Age of Intelligent Machines
Why collaborative, creative, and decentralized thinking are the keys to thrive in the next industrial age.
Science fiction is just reality, ahead of schedule.
-Syd Mead
The time has come. The machines are finally here and they’re taking over everything. From the touchscreen order kiosk at McDonald’s to the automated voice on the FedEx customer support line to the robots sorting your next shipment of toothpaste at the nearest Amazon fulfillment center—robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, big data, and IoT are all converging to build the next economic operating system of the post-capitalist world order.
So how does one live in this age where being a human means you’re constantly fighting for economic relevance, resisting omnipresent surveillance, and trying to assert your sovereignty inside of a global superintelligence that knows your wants, needs, and motivations better than your own mother?
