Product Description
A World Without Work
Author: Daniel Susskind
Format: Paperback
Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020
The Sunday Times Best Business Books of the Year 2020
The Times of London Best Business Books of the Year 2020
The Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2020
Fortune Magazine Best Business Book of the Year 2020
FiveBooks.com Best Non-Fiction of 2020
Inc.com Best New Business Books of 2020
'A path-breaking, thought-provoking and in-depth study of how new technology will transform the world of work' — Gordon Brown
'Compelling... Should be required reading for any presidential candidate' — New York Times
New technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. In the past, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. Yet in A World Without Work, Daniel Susskind shows why this time really is different. Advances in artificial intelligence mean that all kinds of tasks - from diagnosing illnesses to drafting contracts - are increasingly within the reach of computers. The threat of technological unemployment is real.
So how can we all thrive in a world with less work? Susskind reminds us that technological progress could bring about unprecedented prosperity, solving one of mankind's oldest problems: how to ensure everyone has enough to live on. The challenge will be to distribute this prosperity fairly, constrain the power of Big Tech, and provide meaning in a world where work is no longer the centre of our lives. In this visionary, pragmatic and ultimately hopeful book, Susskind shows us the way.
'Fascinating and tightly argued' — Sunday Telegraph
'This is the book to read on the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence. It is thoughtful and state-of-the-art on the economics of the issue, but its real strength is the way it goes beyond just the economics' — Lawrence Summers, former Chief Economist of the World Bank
'A fascinating book about a vitally important topic. Elegant, original and compelling' — Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist
About the Author
Daniel Susskind is a leading expert on work and technology. He is the Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business at Gresham College, a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University, a Digital Fellow at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and a Research Professor at King’s College London. He is the author of Growth: A Reckoning, A World Without Work and co-author of The Future of the Professions. He is a member of the British Government's Expert Panel on AI and the Future of Work. Previously, he worked in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, in the Policy Unit in 10 Downing Street, and in the Cabinet Office. He lives in London with his family.
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