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This book is optimistic, it is really optimistic. My experience in project management makes me think it's too optimistic. It's also very SoCal centric. My favorite line for this was something along the lines of 'with the advent of self driving cars in the future you will need a special license to operate a car manually'... like... don't we have something like that today? Some sort of license required to allow you to drive? The thought that it might be more economically viable to create an artifi...
If you haven’t read this book yet, I suggest you begin now. The future is so fast that if you haven’t read this book, you’re already pretty far behind.These authors are not going to identify anything that could go wrong with the technologies of the future. If you have read their last two books, you will know by now, they are interested in looking at the potential progressing technologies bring to society, but they are not at all interested in troubleshooting the potential problems that will acco...
Amazing amazing amazing!This book covers all the latest and greatest technologies, what it means for the earth and humanity, the implications, the biggest companies researching and developing them, next steps, struggles, ethics, expansion and growth opportunities.Sure some things you've heard of like AI or 3D Printing but this book deep dives into it and you gain knowledge you didn't have before!
These two authors live and work in Silicon Valley and it shows in this book. They don't just talk about the developments that are in the news, that everyone knows about. They share the very latest, cutting edge stuff. In fact, I did this book via audio and at the end of each chapter they added a recording of a conversation between the authors talking about the new stuff that developed in the 9 months since they sent the manuscript to the publisher.They were concerned about how things had changed...
Should we continue to embrace development of new technology because we can or should we be careful to understand the implications before we do? That is the thesis examined by this book.“Disruptive innovation,” as the author describes it, or “creative destruction” as it’s called by capitalism, will have to be accommodated somehow. In both cases the assumption is that innovation and/or economic progress is worth the price. That is yet to be seen!The convergence of AI, 3D printing, cultured meats,
My engineering husband listened to this a month ago and had not stopped talking about it. I had to listen via his audible account so I could better understand his enthusiasm. I am not terribly technologically savvy, but it was a fun read that has made our household a home of dreamers over the past week as we discuss limitless future opportunities.
A comprehensive summary of technologies that seem promising right now. But hypes up them instead of discussing them objectively. Some descriptions in the book seemed to be more marketing speak (like calling Google's AutoML an AI-that-creates-AIs) than a rigorous evaluation.The book also gives a very high level overview of tech – without going into any detail. If you're someone who is already familiar with the tech world, you may not get much out of this.Would recommend this for anyone who is loo...
Reads almost like a parody of what the world would be like if every single pie-in-the-sky proclamation from tech execs came true in the next 5-10 years.
I think this is an excellent book albeit perhaps a little optimistic. But maybe not. The author covers so many aspects of the economy, healthcare, engineering, computing, transportation...It is really a great read and an excellent contrast to the typical calamity-reporting media who would have you believe the world is ending any minute. We as Earthlings have so many things to look forward to and this book covers so many of the with concrete examples. The book itself contains very few specific re...
I should just dust off my review for Kevin Kelly's The Inevitable, same situation here. I just don't understand for whom the book is for. If you follow technology blogs for a while, you read everything in this book previously somewhere, usually in better form. Reading was an ordeal, it reads like marketing pamphlets for C-level guys to allow them BS on next posh tech party about the "newest bestest buzzword".It brings a drop of positivity, not all doom and gloom like you have in regular newspape...
Towards the end of listening to the audiobook, Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook rebranded itself to build the Metaverse, a shared virtual environment. What a apt timing! The book shares how the world will change in response to rapid technological disruption. Some parts can be dry as each chapter shared the history and development of each technology, its benefits and what it will be in the future. Many interesting insights on how technologies will change our lives and society as a whole.
This is a crash course on all the technological developments that are on the horizon. it includes the innovations in agriculture, commerce, education, entertainment, finance, food, real estate, retail, transportation, and its implications on economies, communities, and humanity as a whole. I recommend it to any who is trying to catch up with the breadth of transformations in technologies that are creating an acceleration towards exponential disruption.
This is a useful book if you want to gain fluency and an update on a range of emerging technologies and aren't already up-to-date. It is well-informed and well-researched as the authors are well connected in these industries. Its relentless optimism about technology does grate a bit after a while as we all know that there needs to be a balance between the benefits and downsides/risks. It is also rather US focused so looks at technology with a silicon valley lens. Take it with a large pinch of sa...
I had high expectations for the book based on reviews. But looks like the book has been written for those who don’t follow technological changes. The book touches issues from the surface and does not go deeper. Most of what the author mentions can be found reading news. The book is ill researched ( few % numbers mentioned here and there) and contain ton of authors opinions and views - which is always optimistic. In 1960s it was expected there would be flying cars in few decades. Technology does
Book-reader mismatch. Liked: - A handful of interesting and new-to-me ideas to explore in more detail, in more in-depth books, like...- The future of longevity and medicine. Having recently read The Code Breaker and The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer I am on the verge of diving into the deep end like I did with space mining last winter. This area is fascinating and moving super fast. - The future of insurance: as medical, health and lifestyle data becomes more integrated into ins...
Found this book to be a great window into how tech could be changing our world in the coming years, although some things might feel a little far fetched, I remember reading "bold" a few years ago and having the same feeling.Author explains some of the innovation trends that we should expect in the coming years. These innovations are fueled by the convergence of several independent technologies. They are labeled as exponential tech, which goes through 6 phases ending in demonetization, dematerial...
If we struggle to track the growth of singular innovations, we are downright helpless in the face of converging ones. Put it this ways, in "The Law of Accelerating Returns", Ray Kurzweil did the math and found that we are going to experience 20k years of technological change over the next one hundred years. This means we are going from the birth of agriculture to the birth of the internet twice in the next century. What are changing? How can we prepare for the boom?First the book explored ten te...
"If you oxygenate one of the moon's big volcanoes, you can fly with human powered wings because gravity is low enough." If you want to read about what the most brilliant humans have been up to, and their ideas, this is the book for you.
The book has a staggering amount of reference with 80 pages. It's one of the most referenced books I've ever read. Unfortunately most of them are from tech magazines such as Wired and Forbes. The book naturally leaves an impression of news collections. You will come out of this with shallow impression.The content is full of amazing ideas in every industry from insurance to education. You will familiarize yourself with uptrend high-tech startups, where I had to Google many of them.As far as criti...
Awe inspiring, exhilarating. 5-stars. A must read for anyone interested in where technology is now and where it is going, and how it is already changing everything about how you work, live, and play...and the many positive and surprising changes about to happen that are already within reach. I will be following these authors in the future as well as the multiple trends they have highlighted.