Rise of the robots technology and the threat of a jobless future

Examines the effects of accelerating technology on the economic system.

Main Author:	Ford, Martin
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, a member of the Pereus Books Group, [2015]
Subjects:	Labor supply > Effect of automation on. Labor supply > Effect of technological innovations on. Employment forecasting. Technological innovations > Economic aspects. Employees > Dismissal of > United States. Displaced workers > United States. Unemployed > United States. Downsizing of organizations > United States. Plant shutdowns > United States.

Summary:	Examines the effects of accelerating technology on the economic system. "In Silicon Valley the phrase "disruptive technology" is tossed around on a casual basis. No one doubts that technology has the power to devastate entire industries and upend various sectors of the job market. But Rise of the Robots asks a bigger question: Can accelerating technology disrupt our entire economic system to the point where a fundamental restructuring is required? Companies like Facebook and YouTube may only need a handful of employees to achieve enormous valuations, but what will be the fate of those of us not lucky or smart enough to have gotten into the great shift from human labor to computation?"--
Physical Description:	xviii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-315) and index.
ISBN:	9780465059997 (hardcover) 0465059996 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Martin Ford is the author of The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of Mass Unemployment which won the Business Book of the Year 2015 award in the UK. The award is worth AUD$64,300. (Bowker Author Biography)