Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds
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Summary
Artificial Intelligence is only partially visible， just like an iceberg。 To understand it fully， we must look beneath the surface。 The positive side is that technology is making machines smarter。 However， the deeper view explained in this book shows that AI is also making a growing number of people cognitively and psychologically dependent on digital networks。
Whether you are a social media fanatic， a diehard AI aficionado， or a paranoid sceptic， it is impossible to escape the ubiquitous impact of AI。 Artificial Intelligence is the brains bringing together quantum computing， nanotechnology， medical technology， brain-machine interface， robotics， aerospace， 5G， Internet of Things， and more。 It is amplifying human ingenuity and disrupting the foundations of healthcare， military， entertainment， education， marketing and manufacturing。
Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Power argues that this AI-driven revolution will have an unequal impact on different segments of humanity。 There will be new winners and losers， new haves and have-nots， resulting in an unprecedented concentration of wealth and power。
After analyzing society’s vulnerabilities to the impending tsunami， the book raises troubling questions that provoke immediate debate: Is the world headed toward digital colonization by USA and China？ Will depopulation become eventually unavoidable？
Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Power is a wakeup call to action， compelling public intellectuals to be better informed and more engaged。 It educates the social segments most at risk and wants them to demand a seat at the table where policies on Artificial Intelligence are being formulated。
Whether you are a social media fanatic， a diehard AI aficionado， or a paranoid sceptic， it is impossible to escape the ubiquitous impact of AI。 Artificial Intelligence is the brains bringing together quantum computing， nanotechnology， medical technology， brain-machine interface， robotics， aerospace， 5G， Internet of Things， and more。 It is amplifying human ingenuity and disrupting the foundations of healthcare， military， entertainment， education， marketing and manufacturing。
Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Power argues that this AI-driven revolution will have an unequal impact on different segments of humanity。 There will be new winners and losers， new haves and have-nots， resulting in an unprecedented concentration of wealth and power。
After analyzing society’s vulnerabilities to the impending tsunami， the book raises troubling questions that provoke immediate debate: Is the world headed toward digital colonization by USA and China？ Will depopulation become eventually unavoidable？
Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Power is a wakeup call to action， compelling public intellectuals to be better informed and more engaged。 It educates the social segments most at risk and wants them to demand a seat at the table where policies on Artificial Intelligence are being formulated。
Reviews
Porishmita
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I have to say that ， this book is a complete knowledged packed book and it should definitely be read by students 。 The book really enhances your view point towards the AI ， mentioning its positive impact。 I have read something like this， a scientific genre for the first time and i'm proud to share this book to other people 。 I have to say that ， this book is a complete knowledged packed book and it should definitely be read by students 。 The book really enhances your view point towards the AI ， mentioning its positive impact。 I have read something like this， a scientific genre for the first time and i'm proud to share this book to other people 。 。。。more
Nancy Gahlot
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The latest technological advancement driven by AI is silently shaking the foundations of a society。 Before reading this book I used to think that AI is a boon for society but this thought has drastically changed after reading this book。 The book explains how AI enabled advancement is disrupting current economic， political， geo- Political situations。 However， the most significant part is the "Battle for India's future"。 Stress testing is now more important because " no other democracy faces the s The latest technological advancement driven by AI is silently shaking the foundations of a society。 Before reading this book I used to think that AI is a boon for society but this thought has drastically changed after reading this book。 The book explains how AI enabled advancement is disrupting current economic， political， geo- Political situations。 However， the most significant part is the "Battle for India's future"。 Stress testing is now more important because " no other democracy faces the same level of internal and external existing threats。 If society and government don't check the ever growing power of tech giants like google and facebook， we will be colonized。 The book also raises the point of making data rights intellectual property of an individual far from that tech giants consider India as a testing ground for new gadgets or programmes。 Rajiv ji has also exposed how social media's inherent phase is making it a powerful agency by giving its power to decide which ideology is better by boosting one ideological posts and banning or shadow tanning others' posts。 "The motorization of masses" is a must read for every social media user。 However， Rajiv ji has not offered solutions to any of the battlegrounds in this book， I am excited for his next book！！ 。。。more
Vishwajeet Kumar
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The most amazing thing about this book is that it has SIMPLIFIED AI to a level that even a person with non technical background can understand it easily。 Rajiv ji has done an amazing work by bridging the gap of AI knowledge between tech giants and COMMON MAN。 The AI revolution is going to happen and no one can stop it， also a period of chaos and disequilibrium that it will cause is inevitable。 This book has zeroed all of the disequilibrium in 4 Battlegrounds。Rajiv ji has mentioned all the recent The most amazing thing about this book is that it has SIMPLIFIED AI to a level that even a person with non technical background can understand it easily。 Rajiv ji has done an amazing work by bridging the gap of AI knowledge between tech giants and COMMON MAN。 The AI revolution is going to happen and no one can stop it， also a period of chaos and disequilibrium that it will cause is inevitable。 This book has zeroed all of the disequilibrium in 4 Battlegrounds。Rajiv ji has mentioned all the recent development in AI （combined with other sciences） and its IMAPCT ON normal life of a man and a nations's sovereignty。 The AI combined with other sciences will impact all kinds of jobs even JOBS of CREATIVITY， thus it makes this book a must read for everyone。 People must read this book to insulate themselves from foreign ideological baises and to plan their future better。 Analogies， diagrams and flow charts makes it easier to understand the impact， invasion and vulnerability caused by AI based automation in economy and our daily lives。"THE LOSS OF HUMAN AGENCY makes a nation more vulnerable to colonisation。" The investment of of tech giants raises a serious question- are our leaders already been compromised？ This is 'NOT A PESSIMISTIC BOOK'， it simply breaks the bubble of delusion that India will be a superpower very soon。After reading this book you'll realise that sense gratification caused by media isn't productive and is designed to satisfy false ego。AI enabled surveillance at every second makes public in general and top brass in particular vulnerable to black mail and other threats， so our government must formulate data related laws very soon。 The books also points out the challenge AI will pose to the quest for higher consciousness cause AI enabled entertainment will more or less function like drug。 Most importantly this book is for everyone， doesn't matter if you are a peaceful islamist， Christian， communist or whatever， AI based automation and surveillance， sooner or later will haunt you。 Every camp must question the silence of their leaders on this ever increase forest fire。 。。。more
MAHIMA Yaduvanahi
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'' *Artificial Intelligence and the Future Of Power* '' is another masterpiece by Sir Rajiv Malhotra。 Rajiv Malhotra ， true to his style ， points out and build the complete perspective on the danger ， challenges and opportunities arising out of AI。 The amount of references provided in this book are so factual and amazing。 The book says '' *India's data policies have been weak and have allowed the drain of its precious data assets* '' which is a wake up call to think ， Is India going to be coloni '' *Artificial Intelligence and the Future Of Power* '' is another masterpiece by Sir Rajiv Malhotra。 Rajiv Malhotra ， true to his style ， points out and build the complete perspective on the danger ， challenges and opportunities arising out of AI。 The amount of references provided in this book are so factual and amazing。 The book says '' *India's data policies have been weak and have allowed the drain of its precious data assets* '' which is a wake up call to think ， Is India going to be colonized again ？I strongly recommend this book 。 It is lucid to read and visionary structured into five battlegrounds which is really an eye-opener notion。 。。。more
RUNESH
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The book “Artificial Intelligence & Future of Power” is an alarm not just for India but also for whole world。 The concerns expressed by Shri Rajiv Malhotra in this book associated with AI are not so far， very soon we can see its huge impact。 We can’t stop AI technology but we also can't neglect negative aspect associated with AI。 Concentration of power in just few hands is concern for whole world。 As Rajiv Malhotra Sir mentioned Tech giant like Google， Facebook， Twitter as new East India Company The book “Artificial Intelligence & Future of Power” is an alarm not just for India but also for whole world。 The concerns expressed by Shri Rajiv Malhotra in this book associated with AI are not so far， very soon we can see its huge impact。 We can’t stop AI technology but we also can't neglect negative aspect associated with AI。 Concentration of power in just few hands is concern for whole world。 As Rajiv Malhotra Sir mentioned Tech giant like Google， Facebook， Twitter as new East India Company this is very much true。 Tech giants are controlling our mind。 In today’s world rich are those who have Data & Information which they harvesting from people very subtly and also claim himself as privacy protector。 India has a huge population and low literacy rate so AI will really gonna hit hard to India。 India have to prepare for this and strengthen its position in AI technology。 Indian government should deeply consider on it。 This book elaborated all aspects of AI。 In India there is not so much awareness and discussion on AI。 This book is a good initiative by Rajiv Malhotra Sir to make people aware about AI and emphasize on AI literacy in India。 I found this book very easy to understand as usually we find in Rajiv Sir’s books。 There is no need of prior knowledge in AI so anyone can understand。 Everyone should read this book。 。。。more
Rishabh Samra
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This book gives a nice review and talks about how the data-driven AI technology can be used as a tool， especially by Breaking India forces that can in fact create disruptions in the country creating chaos in the future。 The book explains impact of AI on 5 battlegrounds: Jobs and Economic Development， Global Power， Psychological Control and Agency， Metaphysics and India's Future。 It stresses the importance of having data privacy and also the importance of having proper AI-education in India so th This book gives a nice review and talks about how the data-driven AI technology can be used as a tool， especially by Breaking India forces that can in fact create disruptions in the country creating chaos in the future。 The book explains impact of AI on 5 battlegrounds: Jobs and Economic Development， Global Power， Psychological Control and Agency， Metaphysics and India's Future。 It stresses the importance of having data privacy and also the importance of having proper AI-education in India so that Indian population is not engaged in laborious， monotonous work but deliver something that is innovative。 Why is it that big tech giants are earning so much by giving us services that are free to consumers？ It is because the important information of the users in the form of their data is made availed to them and the result is they know more about a person than the person himself。 There is an increasing dependence of foreign-controlled AI technology and the sellout of what could be India's largest database of public transactions and payment system。 In the past， outsiders including East India Company used the information that are made availed to them。 Now the same information is being presented to them in the form of data which we are providing them indirectly。 This stresses the importance of having indigenous Data centres。 China has taken over India in advancement on AI while we we were much ahead of them in IT。 This book sums how did this happen and while we try to catch them up now， what are the battles we will need to fight。 The author also speaks about importance of building core AI algorithms based on Vedic philosophy and spirituality instead of being driven by materialistic philosophy。 Another good thing about this book is that it presents the message with facts and data which is the result of a lot of research。 It also has very good references mentioned。So it is high time that the policy makers， politicians， bureaucrats， youth and researchers understand the points emphasized by this book to find a solution for the threat to India in the future due to the disruptive power of data-driven technologies/AI。 。。。more
Shailesh
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This is one of the most of unique analysis of the impact & reach of AI in our life。 The book is very neatly organised into 5 parts & each of them is called a battleground。The amount of references provided in the book is so current & amazing。 Its an educational journey that has just begun。 The first 2 battlegrounds， jobs & military is done quite with well。 Very good emphasis placed on big data & hard hitting reality on the potential severity of job loss。 The term digital colonisation is expected This is one of the most of unique analysis of the impact & reach of AI in our life。 The book is very neatly organised into 5 parts & each of them is called a battleground。The amount of references provided in the book is so current & amazing。 Its an educational journey that has just begun。 The first 2 battlegrounds， jobs & military is done quite with well。 Very good emphasis placed on big data & hard hitting reality on the potential severity of job loss。 The term digital colonisation is expected to be used extensively going forward。 Amazing analysis on the various advances done by China in the field of AI。 This really highlights why US & China are at the loggerheads for the last few years。The 3rd battleground - The battle for agency is simply mind blowing。 Digital slavery will be an integral part of digital imperialism。 The critique of the celebrated author Yuval Noah Harari’s book Homo Deus is an eye opener。 Everyone one of us using smartphones & social media would have experienced this for sure in some ways of the other。The 4th battleground - The battle for self is the USP of this most as this perspective of analysis of AI done using the dharmik lens is worth every word。 All the big concepts like humanism， liberalism， postmodernism of 20th century crash。 And there is a birth of Happy Morons。 The last battleground is about India & the challenges the rashtra faces in the age of AI。 It calls out the failure of the Indian software companies for the lack innovation & happy being the digital coolies of the west。 The negligence of the current UP govt for the Kumbh mela infiltration of Harvard on the pretext of helping us shows the callous attitude of our leaders & their inability to gauge the world dynamics。 Very incisive & contrarian take on the recent investments in Reliance Jio。 Lastly， how AI will lead the next generation of breaking forces will result in BI 2。0。 A tough & an unpleasant conclusion will shake us infact throw us out of our cosy cocoon。 。。。more
Ishani
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Rajiv ji is “way ahead of his time” in understanding， thinking and analyzing the society and upholding the implications of it being the way it is now。The topic of AI always goes unnoticed by and large in the society。 What AI is， what all come under its banner are something very basic as well as quite misunderstood in India， let alone the knowledge of how it is impacting and how it will shape our society。 But at last someone had the guts to write in a language easily understood by common men。 The Rajiv ji is “way ahead of his time” in understanding， thinking and analyzing the society and upholding the implications of it being the way it is now。The topic of AI always goes unnoticed by and large in the society。 What AI is， what all come under its banner are something very basic as well as quite misunderstood in India， let alone the knowledge of how it is impacting and how it will shape our society。 But at last someone had the guts to write in a language easily understood by common men。 The book has 2 parts。 In the first， the topics include details & overview of AI and its fast rising impact on humankind around the world， affect on geopolitics， loss of jobs etc。The 2nd part of the book deals in details about where India stands currently， what all mistakes the Govt。 is making and how AI will be for India。 And the picture is quite grim and sad。 Rajiv ji doesn’t mince his words while pointing out the repercussions， when all eminent politicians and think tanks jump up in joy with each and every FDI and investment by any foreign tech company in India。 Having a nationalist Govt。 is good but whether the leaders have basic knowledge of AI or at least the guts and humility to listen to SMEs are something which are quite shocking and which we get to know while reading this book。The current state of the country in the grip of AI is quit sad （we just don’t know about it and are living in a happy bubble） and also the future looks quite grim too if we & the Govt continue to keep ignoring our current state and don’t buckle up。 Having said all these， readers shouldn’t treat this book as negative。 Unless we know our flaws we can’t correct ourselves！This book is not for everyone to understand but none the less should be read by all。 。。。more
Aditya Agrawal
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Rajiv Malhotra’s latest book is a massive eye-opener on some aspects that have become a part of our daily life。 Among various things， this book highlights the continuous data mining that is being done through Facebook， Twitter， Gmail， Amazon app etc。 Every post and every cyber-activity of ours is being noted and mined。 Future suggestions on new purchases are being made based on our browsing history and our email contents。 The AI book by Rajiv Malhotra emphasizes the sinister aspects involved in Rajiv Malhotra’s latest book is a massive eye-opener on some aspects that have become a part of our daily life。 Among various things， this book highlights the continuous data mining that is being done through Facebook， Twitter， Gmail， Amazon app etc。 Every post and every cyber-activity of ours is being noted and mined。 Future suggestions on new purchases are being made based on our browsing history and our email contents。 The AI book by Rajiv Malhotra emphasizes the sinister aspects involved in data mining and how our social and political views are being conveyed to a multinational outside our country。 Every like， every retweet， and every sharing of a Whatsapp message tells an outside entity more and more about us。 This information is already being used in suggesting new books to read or new items to purchase。 Now， this information will be used （in fact， as Rajiv says in this book， it is already being done） to modify our socio-political thought process。 The information collected from us can then be utilized to send customized political messages to us。 We might see posts that subtly sway our opinion; we might see facts that will create doubt on our existing beliefs。 So， AI is going to be significantly used to create more strife in India – as such， it is going to be the latest weapon for Breaking-India forces – something that Rajiv Malhotra had highlighted way back in his previous bestseller， “Breaking India。”Recent US elections showed that Twitter challenged the world’s most powerful person – The then US President and modified or stopped his tweets。 In this book， Rajiv Malhotra explains （and， if I may say predict） how this narrative control will be done in future Indian elections also。 The book points out that the real power struggle between the US and China is not on some peripheral issues – it is on technology control。 Rajiv Malhotra， true to his style， is candid and points out that India has missed out on understanding AI as a disruptive tool and a warfare technology at an institutional level。 The book also points out that for all of our “pride” in our software industry， we are essentially technology consumers。 None of the prominent Indian companies is making any serious investment in AI。 They are engaged at the low-end BPO or support job The book also points out how AI will impact the socio-economic scenario in India as well as globally。 While it will create jobs， it will also take away traditional jobs。 The beneficiaries of AI will be different from those who will lose their jobs due to AI。 In a country like India， where economic disparity is already high， these changes can further cause social unrest。 。。。more
Prachi Mishra
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In a world full of tech buzzwords， the most common being AI， this book by Shri Rajiv Malhotra brings a fresh perspective and a solid reality check to the reader。 From my personal experience working as a researcher （in the policy space）， every proposed solution by key decision makers to address glaring problems （of burgeoning population to wide income divide to poor quality of childhood education et al） lies in deep tech like AI， ML， and Big Data。 Sadly， the understanding we carry of AI and relat In a world full of tech buzzwords， the most common being AI， this book by Shri Rajiv Malhotra brings a fresh perspective and a solid reality check to the reader。 From my personal experience working as a researcher （in the policy space）， every proposed solution by key decision makers to address glaring problems （of burgeoning population to wide income divide to poor quality of childhood education et al） lies in deep tech like AI， ML， and Big Data。 Sadly， the understanding we carry of AI and related technology is superficial， inadequate， and disconnected with India’s reality。 We are lauding bright young minds who land in creamy jobs with US tech giants。 We are rampantly importing technology without giving a second thought about its ramifications。 We are not addressing problems， rather inviting a score more。 This book unveils the other side of AI， the slightly more difficult to deal side of AI。 Rajiv sir’s in-depth research on AI and its multifold implications have come out fluidly in the book。 The five battlegrounds， five key areas which will come into conflict have been beautifully crafted and lucidly explained。 This book passes the quintessential Mom Test， that is， a lay reader with little or no understanding of the subject matter can very well fathom AI’s penetration into the human mind， psyche， consciousness， and agency。 This book， like Rajiv sir’s all other books is a clarion call for us all。 A must read and a perfect gift as we spring ahead into this decade！ （5/5） 。。。more
Groucho42
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A look at AI in a focus on four areas of power: jobs， world domination， agency and self。 Well done with some issue I comment on in my LinkedIn article。 Second half is how those battles are impacting India。 A good book。
Karan Nahar
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