Don't Give Guns to Robots: Choosing Our Future Before It Chooses Us
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501170538 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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He ran for Governor of Kentucky in 2015 and is currently advisor to several startup tech companies on how to solve their impossible problems. He is the author of It’s Not News, It’s Fark and Don’t Give Guns to Robots. About the Author Adam Savage was the co-host of the hit show MythBusters on the Discovery Channel from its inception through its end, spanning fourteen years and nearly 270 hours of television. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, twin boys, and their two amazing dogs. Don’t Give Guns to Robots is his first book.Drew Curtis is the founder of one of the world’s first digital news aggregators, Fark. As Fark’s sole owner and CEO, C
He ran for Governor of Kentucky in 2015 and is currently advisor to several startup tech companies on how to solve their impossible problems. He is the author of It’s Not News, It’s Fark and Don’t Give Guns to Robots. Adam Savage was the co-host of the hit show MythBusters on the Discovery Channel from its inception through its end,
What is going to happen in the near future? What should we fear and what can we stop worrying about? How can we prepare for it? And most importantly, what can and should be done right this instant to mitigate unintended consequences?Weaving together interviews from the most innovative and brilliant thought leaders of our generation including Elon Musk, Stewart Brand, Peter Diamandis, Astro Teller, Bill Gates, and Neal Stephenson, Don’t Give Guns to Robots explores many of the possible unanticipated repercussions of technological innovations and is an illuminating, entertaining, and illustrated guide for preparing ourselves for tomorrow.. They delve into all the possible paths the future may take—some good, some bad, and some that sound like the plot of a really wild sci-fi novel, helping us prepare for the massive changes that will affect our lives. Adam Savage, Mythbuster and editor-in-chief of Tested, and pioneering tech disrupter Drew Curtis explore what happens after the next tidal wave of innovations changes the world as we know it; what are the big surprises, threats, and