Challenges the dominance and power of technology companies and the vacuum left by economists and politicians
Affirms the primacy of humans over machines and the consideration of rational arguments over prophecy
Considers a future where scientific breakthroughs must be governed by rules agreed on a global scale
Jean-Hervé Lorenzi is Professor of Economics at Paris-Dauphine University, France and President of the Cercle des économistes.
Mickaël Berrebi graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Paris and received his masters from Paris-Dauphine University, France. He is a fully qualified actuary and works as a financial advisor.
Technological dominance is shifting the balance of global economic stability. This is the central premise behind the latest book from Lorenzi and Berrebi who view the rise of artificial intelligence, robotics, use of private data, and genetic transformation, among other developments, culminating in new economic conditions that require a fresh sense of governance in order for society to sustain order. Whilst progress in technology provides numerous opportunities and hope, is the desire to pursue these ambitions in innovation putting our society at risk of being undermined and, ultimately, governed by technology firms? How will these changes affect economic outlooks in an age of growing inequality and aging populations? What role do politicians serve in facilitating these changes? The decline of a labour force, the use of Big Data and increased speeds of communication are but three examples that the authors address in their quest to understand where the limits should lie between progress and disruption for the future of society.
1. Introduction: The New Human Condition
i.The eternal prophecy of a better world
ii.The recurring conflict between progress and society
iii.Who will shape the twenty-first century?
iv.The fear and hope of an expectant world
2. A Major Stagnation, But Not a Secular One
i.Secular stagnation, or the ways of freedom?
ii.Transition, the precursor of an industrial revolution
iii.A decisive and growing influence
3. The High Tech Eden
i.Artificial intelligence or dehumanisation
ii.Blockchain or the new trust
iii.Big Data or the disappearance of free will
iv.Genetic engineering or the man-god
4. A Shattered Labour Market
i.Back to the past
ii.The dream of universal knowledge
iii.The dream of widespread entrepreneurship
iv.The boom in low qualifications
v.New wage relations
5. Human Genius at the Controls
i.A great scientific leap
ii.The stranglehold of the network communities
iii.Widespread intrusion
6. A Disengaged Society?
i.A multi-speed world
ii.The shock to the middle classes
iii.Triumphant populism
7. Who Governs: Politicians, or Technology Prophets?
i.The future of human society in the big tech firms´ hands
ii.A society controlled by the big tech firms
iii.The dream of avoiding state taxation
8. Two Possible Paths: The Great Parting of Ways
i.Brave Westworld
ii.Anthropos
9. Re-humanising the World
i.Breaking the technological monopolies
ii.Redefining a global system of ethics
iii.Restoring real privacy
iv.Putting technology back in the service of prosperity
v.Towards a new public authority
Technological dominance is shifting the balance of global economic stability. This is the central premise behind the latest book from Lorenzi and Berrebi who view the rise of artificial intelligence, robotics, use of private data, and genetic transformation, among other developments, culminating in new economic conditions that require a fresh sense of governance in order for society to sustain order. Whilst progress in technology provides numerous opportunities and hope, is the desire to pursue these ambitions in innovation putting our society at risk of being undermined and, ultimately, governed by technology firms? How will these changes affect economic outlooks in an age of growing inequality and aging populations? What role do politicians serve in facilitating these changes? The decline of a labour force, the use of Big Data and increased speeds of communication are but three examples that the authors address in their quest to understand where the limits should lie between progressand disruption for the future of society.
1. Introduction: The New Human Condition.- 2. A Major Stagnation, But Not a Secular One.- 3. The High Tech Eden.- 4. A Shattered Labour Market.- 5. Human Genius at the Controls.- 6. A Disengaged Society?.- 7. Who Governs: Politicians, or Technology Prophets?.- 8. Two Possible Paths: The Great Parting of Ways.- 9. Re-humanising the World.
Jean-Hervé Lorenzi is Professor of Economics at Paris-Dauphine University, France and President of the Cercle des économistes.
Mickaël Berrebi graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Paris and received his masters from Paris-Dauphine University, France. He is a fully qualified actuary and works as a financial advisor.
Über den Autor
Jean-Hervé Lorenzi is Professor of Economics at Paris-Dauphine University, France and President of the Cercle des économistes.
Mickaël Berrebi graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) in Paris and received his masters from Paris-Dauphine University, France. He is a fully qualified actuary and works as a financial advisor.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction: The New Human Condition.- 2. A Major Stagnation, But Not a Secular One.- 3. The High Tech Eden.- 4. A Shattered Labour Market.- 5. Human Genius at the Controls.- 6. A Disengaged Society?.- 7. Who Governs: Politicians, or Technology Prophets?.- 8. Two Possible Paths: The Great Parting of Ways.- 9. Re-humanising the World.
Klappentext
Technological dominance is shifting the balance of global economic stability. This is the central premise behind the latest book from Lorenzi and Berrebi who view the rise of artificial intelligence, robotics, use of private data, and genetic transformation, among other developments, culminating in new economic conditions that require a fresh sense of governance in order for society to sustain order. Whilst progress in technology provides numerous opportunities and hope, is the desire to pursue these ambitions in innovation putting our society at risk of being undermined and, ultimately, governed by technology firms? How will these changes affect economic outlooks in an age of growing inequality and aging populations? What role do politicians serve in facilitating these changes? The decline of a labour force, the use of Big Data and increased speeds of communication are but three examples that the authors address in their quest to understand where the limits should lie between progressand disruption for the future of society.
Challenges the dominance and power of technology companies and the vacuum left by economists and politicians
Affirms the primacy of humans over machines and the consideration of rational arguments over prophecy
Considers a future where scientific breakthroughs must be governed by rules agreed on a global scale
