{"product_id":"humans-need-not-apply-jerry-kaplan-9780300223576","title":"Humans Need Not Apply | Jerry Kaplan","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #2c3e50; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eHumans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eAfter decades of effort, researchers are finally cracking the code on artificial intelligence. Society stands on the cusp of unprecedented change, driven by advances in robotics, machine learning, and perception powering systems that rival or exceed human capabilities. Driverless cars, robotic helpers, and intelligent agents have the potential to usher in a new age of affluence and leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eHowever, as AI expert and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jerry Kaplan warns, this transition may be protracted and brutal unless we address two great scourges of the modern developed world: volatile labor markets and income inequality. In \u003cem\u003eHumans Need Not Apply\u003c\/em\u003e, Kaplan proposes innovative, free-market adjustments to our economic system and social policies to avoid an extended period of social turmoil. This timely and accessible analysis of the promises and perils of AI is an essential framework for navigating the future of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Kaplan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a widely respected artificial intelligence expert, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and technical innovator. Drawing upon his extensive background in computer science and the tech industry, Kaplan provides a grounded, realistic perspective on the socio-economic impacts of emerging technologies, avoiding hyperbolic tech-utopianism in favor of pragmatic, policy-driven solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eBusiness leaders, executives, and corporate strategists navigating automation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003ePolicy makers, economists, and public administrators addressing labor markets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAcademics and students in Technology Studies, Sociology, and Economics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eGeneral readers interested in pragmatic solutions to the shrinking pool of traditional jobs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Critical Acclaim\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px; list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"An intriguing, insightful look at how algorithms and robots could lead to social unrest—and how to avoid it.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—The Economist (Books of the Year)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"Kaplan…sidesteps the usual arguments of techno-optimism and dystopia, preferring to go for pragmatic solutions to a shrinking pool of jobs.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Financial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"A reminder that AI systems don’t need red laser eyes to be dangerous.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eBibliographic \u0026amp; Physical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; width: 40%;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eYale University Press (Imprint: Yale University Press)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eNovember 22, 2016 (Reprint Trade Paperback Edition)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eFirst Yale University Press Trade Paperback Edition \/ First Printing Thus\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Binding\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTrade Paperback (Perfect bound with premium softcover cardstock wrap and a smooth matte protective finish)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eISBN-13 \/ ISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e9780300223576 \/ 0300223579\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e256 (Includes investigative multi-part chapters, socioeconomic data indices, policy frameworks, and index)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eYes (Features analytical graphs, economic trend lines, and technical conceptual flow diagrams)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; Weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e8.30 x 5.10 x 0.60 inches | 10.2 oz (289 grams)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eBISAC Categories\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eBUSINESS \u0026amp; ECONOMICS \/ Labor \/ General\u003cbr\u003eCOMPUTERS \/ Artificial Intelligence \/ General\u003cbr\u003eSOCIAL SCIENCE \/ Technology Studies\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eBIC\/Thema Classifications\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eUB (Information technology: general issues)\u003cbr\u003eJFD (Sociology: work \u0026amp; labour)\u003cbr\u003eKC (Economics)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eLCCN\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e2015934571 (For Original Layout)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes this book offer practical solutions to job displacement by AI?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Rather than just diagnosing the problem, Jerry Kaplan proposes innovative, free-market adjustments to our current economic systems and social policies specifically designed to mitigate volatile labor markets and prevent extended social turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this book purely a dystopian warning about robots taking over?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo, it is a highly pragmatic analysis. 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