Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Overview

World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab offers a practical companion and field guide to his previous book, The Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Today, technology is changing everything—how we relate to one another, the way we work, how our economies and goverments function, and even what it means to be human.

One need not look hard to see how the incredible advances in artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, biotechnologies, and the internet of things are transforming society in unprecedented ways. But the Fourth Industrial Revolution is just beginning, says Schwab. And at a time of such tremendous uncertainty and such rapid change, he argues it's our actions as individuals and leaders that will determine the trajectory our future will take. We all have a responsibility - as citizens, businesses, and institutions - to work with the current of progress, not against it, to build a future that is ethical, inclusive, sustainable and prosperous.

Drawing on contributions from 200 top experts in fields ranging from machine learning to geoengineering to nanotechnology, to data ethics, Schwab equips readers with the practical tools to leverage the technologies of the future to leave the world better, safer, and more resilient than we found it.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781984822611
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/06/2018
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Professor Klaus Schwab is Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. In 1998, he created the Schwab Foun­dation for Social Entrepreneurship. Schwab holds doctorates in economics (summa cum laude) from the University of Fribourg and in engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and a Master in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has received numerous international and national honors.

Table of Contents

Foreword Satya Nadella vii

Preface Klaus Schwab ix

Introduction 1

Section 1 The Fourth Industrial Revolution 5

Framing the Fourth Industrial Revolution 7

Connecting the Dots 18

Embedding Values in Technologies 29

A Human Rights-Based Framework 47

Empowering All Stakeholders 49

Section 2 Technologies, Opportunities and Disruption 67

2.1 Extending Digital Technologies 75

New Computing Technologies 77

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 87

The Internet of Things 98

Highlight on Data Ethics 110

Cyber Risks 114

2.2 Reforming the Physical World 121

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics 123

Advanced Materials 134

Additive Manufacturing and Multidimensional Printing 142

The Upside and Downside of Drones 150

2.3 Altering the Human Being 155

Biotechnologies 157

Neurotechnologies 167

Virtual and Augmented Realities 177

A Perspective on Arts, Culture, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution 188

2.4 Integrating the Environment 193

Energy Capture, Storage and Transmission 195

Geoengineering 203

Space Technologies 211

Conclusion: What You Can Do t Shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution 220

Acknowledgments 241

References 251

Contributors 260

Notes 267

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