SUMMARY - WTF: What’s The Future And Why It’s Up To Us By Tim O’Reilly

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. As you read this summary, you'll learn that today's technologies can make the future a wonder or a nightmare: the choice is up to you. You will also learn : that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will irreversibly change your life; that it is already the algorithms that decide the future; that executive compensation has exploded in the United States since the 1980s; that a populist reaction generates a strong current of opposition to science; that it also feeds a strong distrust of those in power; that the safety nets put in place by companies in industrialized countries should not be taken for granted. Tim O'Reilly is the founder of O'Reilly Media, a publishing house specializing in information technology. He is considered a kind of Silicon Valley guru, sensing the major trends of the future in the field of cutting-edge technologies. His flair has rarely failed him, and he is unanimously respected as one of the world's greatest "pioneers of the future". In this book, Tim O'Reilly warns his readers against a dehumanized future where technology will replace man. But he also invites him to take responsibility, reminding him that he is the only one to decide his future.