** #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller **
In this essential book written by a rural native and Silicon Valley
veteran, Microsoft's Chief technology officer tackles one of the most
critical issues facing society today: the future of artificial
intelligence and how it can be realistically used to promote growth,
even in a shifting employment landscape.
There are two prevailing stories about AI: for heartland low- and
middle-skill workers, a dystopian tale of steadily increasing job
destruction; for urban knowledge workers and the professional class, a
utopian tale of enhanced productivity and convenience. But there is a
third way to look at this technology that will revolutionize the
workplace and ultimately the world. Kevin Scott argues that AI has the
potential to create abundance and opportunity for everyone and help
solve some of our most vexing problems.
As the chief technology officer at Microsoft, he is deeply involved in
the development of AI applications, yet mindful of their potential
impact on workers--knowledge he gained firsthand growing up in rural
Virginia. Yes, the AI Revolution will radically disrupt economics and
employment for everyone for generations to come. But what if leaders
prioritized the programming of both future technology and public policy
to work together to find solutions ahead of the coming AI epoch? Like
public health, the space program, climate change and public education,
we need international understanding and collaboration on the future of
AI and work. For Scott, the crucial question facing all of us is this:
How do we work to ensure that the continued development of AI allows us
to keep the American Dream alive?
In this thoughtful, informed guide, he offers a clear roadmap to find
the answer.
