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Exponential Age : How Accelerating Technology Is Transforming Business, Politics and Society by Azeem Azhar (2021, Hardcover)
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PublisherDiversion Publishing Corp.
ISBN-101635769094
ISBN-139781635769098
eBay Product ID (ePID)11050092895
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Book TitleExponential Age : How Accelerating Technology Is Transforming Business, Politics and Society
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEconomic History, Web / Social Media, Consumer Behavior, Geopolitics, Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics
Publication Year2021
GenrePolitical Science, Computers, Business & Economics
AuthorAzeem Azhar
FormatHardcover
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Item Weight19.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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ReviewsAdvanced Praise for The Exponential Age "Most businesses and business leaders measure and think in linear terms. Azeem Azhar understands and writes about how the truly important breakthroughs take the form of exponential functions. In The Exponential Age , Azeem builds the case for exponential thinking through insightful examples of technologies that have made possible discontinuous leaps forward." --Tom Glocer , Former CEO of Thomson Reuters, and Executive Chairman at BlueVoyant LLC and Capitolis Inc "Azeem Azhar's The Exponential Age presents an audacious spectrum of interconnecting trends, which already profoundly impact our lives. In the book, the risks and challenges arising out of the exponentially leaping technologies are masterfully balanced with opportunities and proposed policy actions. The book is an essential read for leaders and enthusiasts who care about the better future for all." --Giedrimas Jeglinskas , Assistant Secretary General at NATO "Using countless stories and insightful analysis, Azeem Azhar guides us from the industrial assumptions we grew up with to the exponential realities that define our future." --Tom Wheeler , Brookings Institution, author of From Gutenberg to Google: A History of Our Future "Azeem Azhar is that rare thing: a thought-leader who has also been a tech founder. The combination of big-picture vision and real tech experience shines through in this unmissable book." --Stian Westlake , Chief Executive, Royal Statistical Society "Azeem's new book charts a clear path through an uncertain and complex future, one shaped by technology and one which accelerates at an exponential rate. He takes us on a journey into our collective future, asks the hard questions and provides a compelling possible future for all of us. A must-read for anyone who wants to actively shape the decades ahead." --Pascal Finette , Founder, be radical "Azeem Azhar is a globally recognized voice on technology and its impact. He has written a fascinating and important book. It's required reading for anyone seeking to understand the new economy and the massive global corporations that seek to dominate that economy." --Matthew Taylor , CEO of the RSA "Azeem's kinetic mind is uniquely able to connect social, political, economic and technological trends in ways that inspire and challenge. The Exponential Age is a natural extension and expansion of Azeem's unique ability, on display in his podcast and newsletter, of isolating, unpicking and retying the threads which make up the fabric of our technosociety." --Carly Kind , Director, Ada Lovelace Institute "You will be exponentially smarter after having read Azeem Azhar's book." --Laure Claire Reillier , COO and Co-Founder Launchworks & Co, Co-Author Platform Strategy "A much-needed manual for unlocking opportunities and overcoming vertigo in a world that seems to be spinning out of control. Azeem Azhar, a genius networker, proves to be a brilliant guide to our intensely networked age." --Kevin Werbach , Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Synopsis*2021 Financial Times Best Book of the Year* A bold exploration and call-to-arms over the widening gap between AI, automation, and big data--and our ability to deal with its effects We are living in the first exponential age. High-tech innovations are created at dazzling speeds; technological forces we barely understand remake our homes and workplaces; centuries-old tenets of politics and economics are upturned by new technologies. It all points to a world that is getting faster at a dizzying pace. Azeem Azhar, renowned technology analyst and host of the Exponential View podcast, offers a revelatory new model for understanding how technology is evolving so fast, and why it fundamentally alters the world. He roots his analysis in the idea of an "exponential gap" in which technological developments rapidly outpace our society's ability to catch up. Azhar shows that this divide explains many problems of our time--from political polarization to ballooning inequality to unchecked corporate power. With stunning clarity of vision, he delves into how the exponential gap is a near-inevitable consequence of the rise of AI, automation, and other exponential technologies, like renewable energy, 3D printing, and synthetic biology, which loom over the horizon. And he offers a set of policy solutions that can prevent the growing exponential gap from fragmenting, weakening, or even destroying our societies. The result is a wholly new way to think about technology, one that will transform our understanding of the economy, politics, and the future., *2021 Financial Times Best Book of the Year* A bold exploration and call-to-arms over the widening gap between AI, automation, and big data--and our ability to deal with its effects We are living in the first exponential age. High-tech innovations are created at dazzling speeds; technological forces we barely understand remake our homes and workplaces; centuries-old tenets of politics and economics are upturned by new technologies. It all points to a world that is getting faster at a dizzying pace. Azeem Azhar, renowned technology analyst and host of the Exponential View podcast, offers a revelatory new model for understanding how technology is evolving so fast, and why it fundamentally alters the world. He roots his analysis in the idea of an exponential gap in which technological developments rapidly outpace our society's ability to catch up. Azhar shows that this divide explains many problems of our time--from political polarization to ballooning inequality to unchecked corporate power. With stunning clarity of vision, he delves into how the exponential gap is a near-inevitable consequence of the rise of AI, automation, and other exponential technologies, like renewable energy, 3D printing, and synthetic biology, which loom over the horizon. And he offers a set of policy solutions that can prevent the growing exponential gap from fragmenting, weakening, or even destroying our societies. The result is a wholly new way to think about technology, one that will transform our understanding of the economy, politics, and the future.
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