With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, the future of work has never felt more uncertain. Which human jobs are safe, and which are at risk? Which skills will be prized, and which will fall into irrelevance? To chart your own course into this strange but exciting future, follow the maps outlined in the seven remarkable reads below.
Irreplaceable: The Art of Standing Out in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By Pascal Bornet
An award-winning AI expert, former McKinsey executive, and Top Voice in Technology with over one million LinkedIn followers unveils the ultimate guide for working, living, and leading organizations in a rapidly changing, AI-driven world. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Pascal Bornet, in the Next Big Idea App
Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World
By Parmy Olson
A Bloomberg tech writer alerts readers to the real threat of artificial intelligence that its top creators are ignoring: the profit-driven spread of flawed and biased technology into industries, education, media and more. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Parmy Olson, in the Next Big Idea App
Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
By Anil Ananthaswamy
An award-winning science writer argues that to make safe and effective use of artificial intelligence, we need to understand its profound capabilities and limitations—the clues to which lie in the math that makes machine learning possible. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Anil Ananthaswamy, in the Next Big Idea App
Superconvergence: How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform Our Lives, Work, and World
By Jamie Metzl
In this bold and inspiring exploration of transformative human knowledge, a leading futurist gives us the definitive account of the technological precipice on which we stand—and the guide to where we go from here. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Jamie Metzl, in the Next Big Idea App
The AI-Savvy Leader: Nine Ways to Take Back Control and Make AI Work
By David De Cremer
This is not a book about mastering machine learning or any of the latest developments in AI technology itself. Rather, it’s a clarion call for leaders to take their rightful place at the front of the AI revolution and lead their organizations successfully into the new world. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author David De Cremer, in the Next Big Idea App
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
By Madhumita Murgia
A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, revealing the perils and inequities of our growing reliance on automated decision-making. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Madhumita Murgia, in the Next Big Idea App
The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines
By Matt Beane
From one of the world’s top researchers on work and technology comes an insightful and surprising guide to protecting your skill in a world filling with AI and robots. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Matt Beane, in the Next Big Idea App
The Key Ideas in 15 Minutes
“If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books,” Roald Dahl once famously said. The only trouble is, reading even one book from cover to cover takes hours—and you may not have many hours to spare.
But imagine for a moment: What if you could read a groundbreaking new book every day? Or even better, what if you could invite a world-renowned thinker into your earbuds, where they personally describe the 5 key takeaways from their work in just 15 minutes?
With the Next Big Idea App, we’ve turned this fantasy into a reality. We partnered with hundreds of acclaimed authors to create “Book Bites,” short audio summaries of the latest nonfiction that are prepared and read aloud by the authors themselves. Discover cutting-edge leadership skills, productivity hacks, the science of happiness and well-being, and much more—all in the time it takes to drive to work or walk the dog.
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