Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation
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"While we need to rewrite the rules of the twenty-first-century economy， Kevin's book is a great look at how people can do this on a personal level to always put humanity first。"--Andrew Yang
"A clear， compelling strategy for surviving the next wave of technology with our jobs--and souls--intact。"--Charles Duhigg， author of The Power of Habit
The machines are here。 After decades of sci-fi fantasies and hype， artificial intelligence has leapt out of research labs and Silicon Valley engineering departments and into the center of our lives。 Algorithms shape everything around us， from the news we see to the products we buy and the relationships we form。 And while the debate over whether or not automation will destroy jobs rages on， a much more important question is being ignored:
What does it mean to be a human in a world that is increasingly built by and for machines？
In Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation， New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out a hopeful， pragmatic vision of how people can succeed in the machine age by making themselves irreplaceably human。 He shares the secrets of people and organizations that have survived technological change， and explains how we can protect our own futures， with lessons like
- Do work that is surprising， social， and scarce （the types of work machines can't do）。
- Demote your phone。
- Work near other people。
- Treat A。I。 like an army of chimpanzees。
- Add more friction to your life。
Roose rejects the conventional wisdom that in order to compete with machines， we have to become more like them--hyper-efficient， data-driven， code-writing workhorses。 Instead， he says， we should let machines be machines， and focus on doing the kinds of creative， inspiring， and meaningful things only humans can do。
"A clear， compelling strategy for surviving the next wave of technology with our jobs--and souls--intact。"--Charles Duhigg， author of The Power of Habit
The machines are here。 After decades of sci-fi fantasies and hype， artificial intelligence has leapt out of research labs and Silicon Valley engineering departments and into the center of our lives。 Algorithms shape everything around us， from the news we see to the products we buy and the relationships we form。 And while the debate over whether or not automation will destroy jobs rages on， a much more important question is being ignored:
What does it mean to be a human in a world that is increasingly built by and for machines？
In Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation， New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out a hopeful， pragmatic vision of how people can succeed in the machine age by making themselves irreplaceably human。 He shares the secrets of people and organizations that have survived technological change， and explains how we can protect our own futures， with lessons like
- Do work that is surprising， social， and scarce （the types of work machines can't do）。
- Demote your phone。
- Work near other people。
- Treat A。I。 like an army of chimpanzees。
- Add more friction to your life。
Roose rejects the conventional wisdom that in order to compete with machines， we have to become more like them--hyper-efficient， data-driven， code-writing workhorses。 Instead， he says， we should let machines be machines， and focus on doing the kinds of creative， inspiring， and meaningful things only humans can do。
Reviews
Myles
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Important read
Artur Coelho
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Livros sobre o impacto da automação e inteligência artificial têm tendência a cair entre dois extremos， o do deslumbre acrítico sobre as potencialidades da tecnologia， ou o pessimismo extremo。 Este Futureproof tenta seguir um caminho de equilíbrio， mostrando que os impactos destas tecnologias são reais e já estão a acontecer， mas mostrando também que não só não são tão avançadas quanto o que se especula， mas também que trazem problemáticas éticas e sociais。O livro começa com uma expectável análi Livros sobre o impacto da automação e inteligência artificial têm tendência a cair entre dois extremos， o do deslumbre acrítico sobre as potencialidades da tecnologia， ou o pessimismo extremo。 Este Futureproof tenta seguir um caminho de equilíbrio， mostrando que os impactos destas tecnologias são reais e já estão a acontecer， mas mostrando também que não só não são tão avançadas quanto o que se especula， mas também que trazem problemáticas éticas e sociais。O livro começa com uma expectável análise de tecnologias e impactos， num tom jornalístico。 Não são análises profundas， mas traçam muito bem as principais problemáticas trazidas pela adoção destas tecnologias: a substituição da mão de obra humana por automação para controle de custos e eficiência， os erros inesperados e enviesamentos algorítmicos， o cooptar da ideia de libertação das capacidades humanas pelo capitalismo nu。 É aqui que o livro nos introduz um conceito que， francamente， nunca tinha lido antes， o de boring automation。 Em suma， prestamos mais atenção aos campos onde nos é prometido que os robots e a IA vão ser dominantes， embora não o estejam realmente a ser - a condução autónoma é talvez o melhor exemplo disso， do que a sectores mais discretos， burocráticos e muito entediantes， que empregam milhões em empregos cinzentos mas estão a ser automatizados， precisamente porque é onde os algoritmos conseguem ser mais eficazes。 Talvez a face mais visível disso esteja na finança， na forma como o papel dos corretores se alterou （e muitos deixaram de o ser）。 Se Oliver Stone filmasse Wall Street hoje， as cenas entusiasmantes das compras e vendas de ações seriam， essencialmente， luzinhas indicadoras de discos e ligações de rede）。 Mas outras áreas estão hoje a ser diretamente afetadas pela automação， que permite dispensar pessoas e ganhar tempo。 É a regra clássica， se um trabalho se resumir à aplicação de um conjunto de regras， esse trabalho será automatizado。O livro termina com um conjunto de regras que talvez nos ajudem a enfrentar estes desafios da automação， e resumem-se essencialmente à necessidade de cultivar as capacidades humanas que não são automatizáveis， bem como o de lutar para que a cupidez das organizações não se sobreponha ao humanismo （bem， aqui o registo histórico não é animador）。 。。。more
Matt Gabb
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What an eye opener。 Great read for anyone with some great talking points。
Chen Yang
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Pretty good insight in what we may be facing and potential solutions。
Phil Simon
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Disclaimer: Kevin's publisher sent me a copy of the book because he'll be appearing on my podcast Conversations About Collaboration。I'll cop to being a smidge dubious about the premise of this book。 After all， future-proofing seems like the pricey advice of a management-consulting form。I'm pleased to admit that I misjudged the book based upon its title。 Roose offers a number of valuable insights about how we can reassert our humanity in an increasingly AI-driven present—and future。 What's more， Disclaimer: Kevin's publisher sent me a copy of the book because he'll be appearing on my podcast Conversations About Collaboration。I'll cop to being a smidge dubious about the premise of this book。 After all， future-proofing seems like the pricey advice of a management-consulting form。I'm pleased to admit that I misjudged the book based upon its title。 Roose offers a number of valuable insights about how we can reassert our humanity in an increasingly AI-driven present—and future。 What's more， he's clearly done his research。 I jotted down a number of other books on the topic that he's read and synthesized into his thoughtful book。 Beyond that， his tales of how others have dealt with comparable issues throughout history serve as instructive examples and entertaining yarns。 No， we'll never be able to outperform machines on certain things。 Here's the good news: We'll have the advantage over them in many other critical areas for the foreseeable future。 Roose's book serves as an invaluable reminder of that fact。 。。。more
Erik Salamon
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I found this book to be exceptionally well researched and very captivating。 It is packed with amazing insights and provides advice in the most unobtrusive and digestible manner。 One of the ways I know how much I enjoyed a book is by the number of notes I take and while reading this I took tons。
Derek Hammock
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RPA is taking over the back-office of corporate America。 I call it the new white-collar rust belt。 As an industry CPA with a background in Accounting and MIS， I feel comfortable with my technical skill set to navigate this new wave of automation but always want to be prepared。 Make sure I am ahead of the curve and filling a spot that can’t be automated。 This book is less about career protection and more about the big picture reality of AI and its pervasive control of our lives。 I love the focus RPA is taking over the back-office of corporate America。 I call it the new white-collar rust belt。 As an industry CPA with a background in Accounting and MIS， I feel comfortable with my technical skill set to navigate this new wave of automation but always want to be prepared。 Make sure I am ahead of the curve and filling a spot that can’t be automated。 This book is less about career protection and more about the big picture reality of AI and its pervasive control of our lives。 I love the focus and using technology and not being used by technology。 I was so moved by this book that I’ve deleted my Twitter account as it wastes my time and creates no value in my life。 I am addicted to my phone and Twitter （I。e。 social media） seems to be the gateway drug driving my phone addiction。 This is about finding balance with technology and using it rather than letting it use you。 I read this book over the span of a few days and recommend you do the same！ 。。。more
UB
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A quick， practical， enjoyable read。
Ben
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Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for an ARC of this title。I really enjoy Kevin Roose's writing on technology for the New York Times， and his podcast for them last year， Rabbit Hole。 This book is a little more business-y than I expected， but I thought its points for the risks automation brings to our lives were well-defined， and the advice for using humanity to our advantage to be well thought out。 Roose does a good job of taking some ideas from the last few years （digital "detoxing"， adding Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for an ARC of this title。I really enjoy Kevin Roose's writing on technology for the New York Times， and his podcast for them last year， Rabbit Hole。 This book is a little more business-y than I expected， but I thought its points for the risks automation brings to our lives were well-defined， and the advice for using humanity to our advantage to be well thought out。 Roose does a good job of taking some ideas from the last few years （digital "detoxing"， adding "friction" to one's life） and synthesizes them together in a way that's easy to bring them into your own life。 Some of the solutions are very broadly defined， but Roose calls this out in the book's Appendix， with further thoughts on how to make them more personal。 The book is clearly trying to appeal to a broad audience （everything about the title and design of the cover screams HELLO BUSINESSPERSON PICK ME UP IN THE AIRPORT TO READ ON YOUR NEXT FLIGHT）， but that little touch at the end kept me from thinking this was a little too glib。 。。。more
Alexander
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Futureproof packs in a ton of insight into a small package。 I often complain that nonfiction （especially of a political nature） books should have been magazine articles instead， but this tightly constructed book is one of my rare-ish exceptions。It's a brief tour through trends in AI and automation， their social implications， and opportunities for us to thrive in a changing world。 In the first half， Roose quickly lays out characteristics of automation and broader trends， making a case for and aga Futureproof packs in a ton of insight into a small package。 I often complain that nonfiction （especially of a political nature） books should have been magazine articles instead， but this tightly constructed book is one of my rare-ish exceptions。It's a brief tour through trends in AI and automation， their social implications， and opportunities for us to thrive in a changing world。 In the first half， Roose quickly lays out characteristics of automation and broader trends， making a case for and against being concerned。 The threat these days， he argues， is more from simple process automation and inept bureaucratic algorithms than it is from giant industrial robots。 The second half lays out a series of ideas for thriving in a more automation-heavy future。 They're all focused on places and skills in which humans had advantages， which he cleverly terms as "surprising， social， and scarce。" No one insight or recommendation is too earth-shattering on its own; instead， what Roose has done here is built a simple， but useful framework for thinking about these issues and where they're headed。I also appreciated that this book is personal and conversational， relentlessly focused on people rather than just the technology。 As Roose said， what so much of this comes down to is: "It's just people， deciding how to treat other people。" It's a story of technology， but one of how it affects our lives and what we should do about it。Look， as some of my praise above might indicate， this is neither the definitive nor final word on these topics。 It doesn't pretend to be， and it's wise not to have tried。 I have my complaints， including a tendency to resort to proof by assertion in some spaces， especially on how concerned should we be about the disruptive power of automation。 It's also a little unsure how much it wants to be about automation in specific （vs。 technological change more broadly）， not to mention some of the tendencies common to pop politics， psychology， and sociology （like naming toplines from a bunch of fairly narrow studies）。 But Futureproof engages with complexity， admits uncertainties， and ties together many disparate issues brilliantly and with clear focus。 What more can you ask for？Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC！ 。。。more
TEELOCK Mithilesh
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A。I。 and automation have certainly garnered a lot of attention and headlines in the tech press over the past decade， especially as the technology has improved exponentially in recent years。 But with the current economic crisis unfolding， business leaders across all industries are going to be rethinking which jobs can be automated。 In Futureproof （Random House）—originally scheduled to be released in 2020 but one of the many books pushed to 2021—New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose sugg A。I。 and automation have certainly garnered a lot of attention and headlines in the tech press over the past decade， especially as the technology has improved exponentially in recent years。 But with the current economic crisis unfolding， business leaders across all industries are going to be rethinking which jobs can be automated。 In Futureproof （Random House）—originally scheduled to be released in 2020 but one of the many books pushed to 2021—New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose suggests these machines aren’t actually threatening jobs， and with the right planning and organization， “futureproofing” your company for technological change could set up better protections for jobs down the road。 。。。more
Patrick Pilz
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I just reviewed Futureproof by @KevinRoose。 #Futureproof #NetGalleyI rarely enjoy books about the consequences of AI and automation of humanity， which stay so clearly on the surface of the topic。 Kevin Roose though runs through the challenge of employability of us humans in a Malcom Gladwell style。Kevin starts his book with some observations， learnings that he encountered while researching the topic， which appear to be the things that hurt our society。 From there， he distills 9 different medicin I just reviewed Futureproof by @KevinRoose。 #Futureproof #NetGalleyI rarely enjoy books about the consequences of AI and automation of humanity， which stay so clearly on the surface of the topic。 Kevin Roose though runs through the challenge of employability of us humans in a Malcom Gladwell style。Kevin starts his book with some observations， learnings that he encountered while researching the topic， which appear to be the things that hurt our society。 From there， he distills 9 different medicines， he calls Rules， which are habits we all may want to employ to become and stay more employable。 Some of his prescriptions seem to be a little nostalgic， forgiveness granted， he has studied humanities。 Still， even someone working in the filed of AI， Machine Learning， Automation and Computer Science may want to swallow one or the other Kevin Roose pill。 。。。more
Steven Ridgely
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Good information。
Toby LeBlanc
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