The future of the professions : how technology will transform the work of human experts / by Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind
By: Susskind, Richard.
Contributor(s): Susskind, Daniel.
Publisher: Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: xiv, 346 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780198713395.Subject(s): Information technology
| Artificial intelligence | Professions | Accounting profession | Employment | Change | SocietyOnline resources: Download as an eBook
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Summary: Predicts the decline of today's professions, arguing that information technology and artificial intelligence will bring a fundamental change to the way specialists are needed. Examines the professions' employment prospects and ask what tasks should be reserved for people. Proposes six models for producing and distributing expertise.
CHANGE: The grand bargain -- From the vanguard -- Patterns across the professions. THEORY: Information and technology -- Production and distribution of knowledge. IMPLICATIONS: Objections and anxieties -- After the professions. Conclusion: What future should we want?
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CHANGE: The grand bargain -- From the vanguard -- Patterns across the professions. THEORY: Information and technology -- Production and distribution of knowledge. IMPLICATIONS: Objections and anxieties -- After the professions. Conclusion: What future should we want?
Predicts the decline of today's professions, arguing that information technology and artificial intelligence will bring a fundamental change to the way specialists are needed. Examines the professions' employment prospects and ask what tasks should be reserved for people. Proposes six models for producing and distributing expertise.