Futureproof: 9 rules for humans in the age of automation
John Murray, $29.99 hb, 244 pp
Science and Technology
Robot rules
Unplugging the automation industry
by Joshua Krook •
‘There is no such thing as an inherently robot-proof job,’ says Kevin Roose – a stunning admission in his new book, Futureproof: 9 rules for humans in the age of automation. We are all at risk of automation – indeed, more at risk than we think. Silicon Valley’s optimism about automation is either ‘false’ or ‘radically incomplete’. Roose says he should know: he once fell for it too.
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