Book Title: Think, Make, Imagine /T
ISBN: 9781526605702
By Author(s):JOHN BROWNE
By Publisher:BLOOMSBURY UK
Format:TPB
'A blueprint for future global progress underpinned by the spirit of innovation' Lord Foster, architect
Today's unprecedented pace of change leaves many people wondering what new technologies are doing to our lives. Has social media robbed us of our privacy and fed us with false information? Are the decisions about our health, security and finances made by computer programs inexplicable and biased? Will these algorithms become so complex that we can no longer control them? Are robots going to take our jobs? Will better healthcare lead to an ageing population which cannot be cared for? Can we provide housing for our ever-growing urban populations? Will we all be terrorised by autonomous drones that can identify and kill us, one by one? And has our demand for energy driven the Earth's climate to the edge of catastrophe?