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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823514803321

Autore

King Brett

Titolo

The Rise of Technosocialism : How Inequality, AI and Climate Will Usher in a New World

Pubbl/distr/stampa

SG : , : Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

981-5009-29-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

PettyRichard

Disciplina

303.490905

Soggetti

Social prediction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Explosive Uncertainty -- CHAPTER 2 Humanity's Tipping Point -- Chapter 3 The Tech Trillionaires -- Chapter 4 Farewell Adam Smith? -- Chapter 5 Optimal Humanity -- Chapter 6 Give me Your Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses… -- Chapter 7 Revolution Risk Mitigation -- CHAPTER 8 Technology Changes Everything -- Chapter 9 The Economics of the Future -- Chapter 10 The Rise of Technosocialism -- Appendix: The Four Possible Timelines -- About the Authors.

Sommario/riassunto

What is the impact of COVID-19 on world economies? If the cost of providing universal health care is lower than the cost of building a political movement to prevent it, would politicians still view it as socialism? In a world where algorithms and robots take the jobs of immigrants and citizens alike, are border controls an effective response? If unemployment skyrockets due to automation, would conservative governments rather battle long-term social unrest, or could they agree on something like universal basic income? When renewable energy sources are a fraction of the cost of coal generated electricity, should lobbyists be able to prevent changes to energy infrastructure? When the crowd's mood is measured in influence and exabytes, will real-time democracy render elections a thing of the past? International Bestselling authors Brett King and Dr. Richard Petty explore the seismic social changes that will be thrust on the world over the coming decades. The Rise of Technosocialism seeks to answer how



our children will live with AI and climate disruption, the impact of COVID-19 in our lives along with which economies will likely emerge victorious in an always-on, smart world. Website: https://riseoftechnosocialism.com/ The Authors: Brett King is an entrepreneur, futurist, and International Bestselling Author. China's President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane in his 2018 national address; Augmented was a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia. In 2015 he was shortlisted for the Advance Global Australian of the Year Award. Banking Exchange magazine dubbed him the "King of Disruptors". He advised the Obama Administration, and governments and regulators around the world on future tech.Dr Richard Petty is a policy advisor, entrepreneur and

awarded academic. Based in Hong Kong, Richard has lived and worked in Greater China since the 1990's. Richard has chaired entities with global footprint, and presently sits on the boards of listed companies in the United States and Australia. He has advised on projects with an aggregate economic impact in the hundreds of billions of dollars, and has led studies on economic competitiveness. Richard previously served as a member of the B20--the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community--on the Financing Growth and Infrastructure Taskforce. Richard has authored or co-authored more than 100 academic and professional works including several books, and several of his journal articles are among the top cited in their fields.