{"product_id":"the-driver-in-the-driverless-vivek-wadhwa-9781523085538","title":"The Driver in the Driverless Car: How Your Technology Choices Create the Future","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[An] excellent and wide-ranging review of our responses to accelerating technological change\" from the authors of \u003ci\u003eYour Happiness Was Hacked\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever describe dozens of astonishing technological advances in this fascinating and thought-provoking book, which asks what kind of future lies ahead--\u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eMad Max\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBreakthroughs such as personalized genomics, drones, self-driving vehicles, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, the same technologies raise the specter of a frightening future--eugenics, a jobless economy, a complete loss of privacy, and ever-worsening economic inequality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWadhwa says that we need to ask three questions about every emerging technology: Does it have the potential to benefit everyone equally? What are the risks and the rewards? And does it promote autonomy or dependence? This edition is updated throughout and includes a new chapter on quantum computing, which promises vastly increased processing times--and vastly increased security risks. In the end, our future is up to us; our hands may not be on the wheel, but we will decide the driverless car's destination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vivek raises one of the most important issues of our time--the use of technology to uplift rather than displace humans. His book provides an invaluable guide for assessing the benefits and risks of future technologies.\" --Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exponential technologies are about to transform every aspect of our lives . . . Vivek provides you a clear and authoritative blueprint for assessing their benefits and risks.\" --Peter H. Diamandis, MD, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vivek Wadhwa,Alex Salkever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1523085533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523085538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berrett-Koehler Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Vivek Wadhwa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447905857791,"sku":"9781523085538","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c947ad56-ee73-48f8-824b-9bbf14762793.jpg?v=1777235611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-driver-in-the-driverless-vivek-wadhwa-9781523085538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}