A straightforward and accessible explainer of new and upcoming technologies for business leaders
In Digitally Curious: Your guide to navigating the future of AI and all things tech, futurist, speaker, and technology trends expert Andrew Grill delivers an easy-to-follow and incisive discussion of current and future technologies, as well as how leading companies are deploying them. The author examines critical business concepts, like the future of work, from a technical and human-centric point of view and how Artificial Intelligence will impact us at work and in society. He includes a broad range of relevant technologies and platforms, offering examples that will be immediately relevant to any industry and business.
Digitally Curious offers recent and relevant examples via accessible and revealing interviews with global business leaders from various fields. The book also provides:
- Actionable insights and end-of-chapter takeaways, with links to further information and additional resources
- Complimentary access to a companion website created and updated by the author, a 30-year veteran of technology and business
- Immediately applicable steps you can implement right away to create positive change in your business
Digitally Curious is perfect for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders. It is the ideal resource for anyone looking for a simple and straightforward explanation of how new and upcoming tech and digital trends will impact you at work and in broader society.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Are You Digitally Curious? 1
1 Becoming Digitally Curious 7
2 Why Being Digitally Curious is Good for Your Career and Your Business 15
Part I Curious About … Ai 25
3 From Turing to Transformers 29
4 Deploying AI in the Workplace 39
5 Tools to Get You Started with AI 53
Part II Curious About … Technology 59
6 The Promise of 5G 63
7 Let’s Talk - The Power of Voice 73
8 Cloud Computing 83
9 The Internet of Everything 99
Part III Curious About … the Internet 109
10 The New Internet 113
11 The Metaverse 125
12 Bitcoin and Blockchain 137
13 Tokenisation and NFTs 147
Part IV Curious About … Your Data 157
14 Your Digital First Impression 159
15 Staying Safe in the Age of AI 169
16 Creating Your Digital Legacy 179
17 Data Privacy and Regulation 185
Part V Curious About … the Future 193
18 The Future of AI 195
19 The Future of Work 205
20 Quantum Computing 213
21 Sovereign Identity 225
22 Everything as a Service 235
Conclusion: Curious About What’s Next? 243
Glossary 257
Resources 277
Notes 291
Acknowledgements 305
About the Author 311
Index 313
