Rule of the Robots explores the future implications of artificial intelligence as a uniquely scalable and potentially disruptive technology.Probably the most compelling single-volume book so far on AI's advance and the opportunities and challenges associated with its multi-faceted impact on the world. Those in AI and those outside it will get a lot out of his clear-eyed and critical perspective. I highly recommend it
There is no technology more important today than AI. Martin Ford continues his tradition of clear insights and observations about this important topic in a well-researched page-turner. A delightful book!
The best up-to-date, go-to book on the social and economic implications of artificial intelligence
An incisive, balanced, and well-informed discussion of where AI stands today, how it may evolve, and the risks it poses to human society
Writing about the future of robotics is a dangerous endeavor, since it illuminates every aspect of our lives with a startling, uncharted perspective. Ford navigates this challenge admirably, with an exceptional blend of depth, rigor and clarity
Rule of the Robots is subtle and clever, a book that will challenge readers to reassess their position on AI
According to software developer Martin Ford, artificial intelligence (AI) will probably transform society faster than electricity did, but with unpredictable effects. His well-informed study notes a 2016 forecast that within five years, radiologists would be overtaken by advances in AI. But that hasn't happened: AI cannot currently integrate key information from sources such as clinical notes. AI's future, Ford concludes, lies somewhere between the science-fictional extremes of utopian
Star Trek and dystopian
The MatrixA good read and . . . a balanced perspective on both the benefits and costs of increasingly widespread use of AI
Martin Ford is a futurist and the author of three books:
Rise of the Robots, winner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2015,
Architects of Intelligence, and
The Lights in the Tunnel. He is also the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm.