"This book is a practical, broad-minded look at the effects of automation on the economy in the next ten to fifteen years and why the private sector needs to lead the charge in shaping a values-based response. The automation of a great deal of work as it is now known is no longer the concern of futurists, but of the current generation of business leaders and policy makers; Andrew Yang's recent run for the Democratic nomination, and his focus on UBI...

"The legal industry has been one of the slowest to adapt to today's data economy. It's a profession that is still bogged down in traditional, manual review processes and it bottle-necks organizations of all sizes with the staggering levels of business dependencies that rely on legal expertise. But this is changing. Technology - particularly Artificial Intelligence - is rapidly transforming the Legal profession and industry. Over $1.2B has been invested...

"How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income...

From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of work, and what we should do about it. From mechanical looms to the combustion engine to the first computers, new technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. For centuries, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. But as Daniel Susskind demonstrates, this time really is different....

Cloud computing, big data, the mobile workforce and social networking have all been a part of a watershed of recent technology developments that have been the drivers of unprecedented and far reaching socio-economic change. In this report, Jonathan Crane, Chief Commercial officer at IP Soft, discusses what is forecast to be the next big wave of technology innovation - "automation." Automation holds the promise to further improve product quality, lower...

"Digital transformation of the business landscape is well underway, and businesses are being reshaped faster than ever before. Agility and adaptability are now critical components of these business' survival. But building these traits requires a holistic approach with an unrelenting focus on automation. How does one go about developing that focus? In The New Automation Mindset: The Leadership Blueprint For An Age When Anyone Can Automate Anything...

"From the global automation leaders at Accenture-the first-ever comprehensive blueprint for how to use and scale AI-powered intelligent automation in the enterprise to gain competitive advantage through faster speed to market, improved product quality, higher efficiency, and an elevated customer experience. Many companies were already implementing limited levels of automation when the pandemic hit. But the need to rapidly change business processes...

"AI for Retail is a practical guide for how to integrate AI into brick-and-mortar retail practices to make businesses more efficient. It will start with the three common answers to "what is the future of retail?" and why they are wrong: nothing will change, Amazon Go will take over traditional stores, and there will no longer be grocery stores. What's the right answer? Traditional retail businesses need to use AI to automate all back-office, self-checkout,...

"Smart homes are domestic spaces outfitted with networked technology made by brands like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple. However, Silicon Valley purveyors are not the only important actors in smart home development. Appliance makers, logistics companies, health and wellness conglomerates, insurance companies, and security franchises are all betting on the smart home in an economy that puts a premium on data. Together, major players in the smart...

"In Unscaled, Hemant Taneja convincingly shows how the twin forces of technology and economics are unraveling behemoth industries--including corporations, banks, farms, media conglomerates, energy systems, governments, and schools--that have long dominated business and society. Size and scale have become a liability. A new generation of upstarts is using artificial intelligence to automate tasks that once required expensive investment, and "renting"...