A critical discussion of AI as a transformative opportunity for humanity
AI + The New Human Frontier: Reimagining the Future of Time, Trust + Truth by Erica Orange, a renowned futurist, offers a compelling exploration of generative AI's potential to enhance human creativity rather than replace it. This pivotal book navigates how AI tools will help shape the human experience, and aid in augmenting human ingenuity and imagination.
The author eloquently argues that the essence of human intelligence - our curiosity, critical thinking, empathy, and more - is not only irreplaceable but will become increasingly valuable as AI evolves to take on routine tasks. AI + the New Human Frontier is a clarion call for embedding trust, human oversight and judgement into AI development, ensuring that the technology amplifies our most human capabilities. At a time when the lines between what is real, fake, true and false are becoming more blurred, reliance on human-centric solutions, not just technological ones, will become more critical.
Why AI + The New Human Frontier is a must-read:
- Navigate the Future with Confidence: Prepare yourself for the future with groundbreaking perspectives on the relationship between humans and AI. Find out how to futureproof against the challenges of tomorrow and seize the opportunities presented by technological advancements.
- Understand how to capitalize on the Potential of AI: Learn how the next generation of AI tools can expand human creativity and intelligence, not diminish it. Discover the crucial role of human oversight in creating AI technologies that enhance our capabilities and work alongside us.
- Amplify Your Ability to leverage the human advantage: Understand why and how AI's advancement will make human intuition, empathy, and critical thinking more essential than ever. Get insights into how to leverage your most human-centric skills in an AI-driven world.
Perfect for business leaders, managers, executives, and professionals navigating the new landscape of technology, AI + The New Human Frontier provides not only a vision of the future but also practical advice on thriving in an AI-enhanced world. Add this book to your library to ensure you're ready for the transformative changes that lie ahead.
Table of Contents
Foreword xv
Introduction xvii
Overview xix
Part I Translating the Future 1
1 A Voyage into the Future 2
Note 4
2 The Sky’s the Limit 5
From Headwinds to Tailwinds 6
3 How To Think about the Future 8
The Drunkard’s Search Principle 9
The Interconnectedness of the Future 10
The Future Is a Rorschach Test 11
Notes 12
Part II Time + Templosion 13
4 The Speeding Up of Time 14
Simultaneous Time 15
Transformations of the Economy 16
5 A World of Templosion 19
6 Turning Templosion into an Opportunity 25
Part III Technology: Artificial Intelligence 29
7 The Acceleration of AI 30
The Russian Nesting Dolls of AI 31
Notes 34
8 Generative AI’s Inflection Point 35
Separating Hype from Reality 37
Templosion as a Limiting Factor? 39
Notes 41
9 The Evolving Work Landscape 42
The Widening Economic Chasm 43
The Widening Workforce Chasm 44
Some Jobs Are Going Away 45
But Most Jobs Are Not Going Away - They Are Changing 46
Enhancement vs. Replacement 47
The Intergenerational Workforce Challenge 49
The War for AI Talent 50
AI, Copyright + Intellectual Property (IP) 51
Incentives and Strategic Alignment 52
Notes 53
10 Risks in Generative AI: Data Inbreeding 55
The Importance of Data Integrity 57
Must We All Become “Prompt Engineers?” 58
Notes 59
11 The Sustainability Paradox 60
Notes 62
12 Pumping the Brakes on AI: Regulatory Considerations 63
The AI Goldilocks Zone 65
Notes 67
Part IV Augmented Intelligence 68
13 From AI to IA: Intelligence Augmentation 69
The Future of Human Creativity + Curation 70
The Value of Expertise 72
Tapping into Human Cognition 73
The Augmentation of Blue-Collar Work 74
AI for All: Inequality + Inclusion 75
Notes 77
14 Human Supervision Over AI 78
The Trolley Problem in AI 79
Is It True That If AI Doesn’t Displace You, a Person Using AI Will? 81
The Future of Human Agency 82
Notes 83
15 AI Creating Its Own Careers for Us 84
Social Sci-Fi Scenario: A Post-Work Future 86
Notes 87
16 The Rise of Data Colonialism 88
Are We All Becoming Data Laborers? 90
Notes 91
17 The Competency Tree 92
The Trunk: Intelligent Not Smart 93
The Underlying ROOTS Structure 96
Notes 98
18 A Resurgence of the Humanities 99
Doubling Down on Innovative Talent Strategies 101
Notes 102
19 The Workspace Culture Chain 104
Technological Monitoring as a Culture Killer 105
Creation of a New Culture Framework 106
C: Core Beliefs + Coherence 106
H: Human Potential 106
A: Accountability + Autonomy 107
I: Inclusion 107
N: Nurture 108
New Human-Centric Approaches 108
AI-Driven Cultural Crossroads 109
Notes 111
Part V Trust + Truth 112
20 The Trust Imperative 113
Institutional Trust 113
Generational Trust 115
Navigating the Trust Staircase 116
Notes 117
21 Trust + the Changing Nature of Influence 118
Interpersonal Trust: Trust in Our “AI Companions” 118
AI + Virtual Influence: Who and What We Trust 119
Notes 123
22 Trust + Privacy 124
A World of “Cyberinsecurity” 126
“Technonationalism,” Trust + the Rise of Digital Barricading 127
Notes 129
23 Algorithmic Feudalism 131
The Rise of Omni-Algorithms 131
Notes 135
24 The Truth Imperative 136
The Liar’s Dividend 137
Notes 139
25 The Impact of Synthetic Content 140
The Rise of Deepfakes 140
Deepfakes, Synthetic Media + Geopolitics 141
Nanoinfo 144
Subliminal Intelligence 145
Is Our Brain the Last Frontier? 147
Notes 148
26 When Truth Decay Meets Trust Decay 150
The Rise in Tech-Enabled Conspiratorial Thinking 150
The Rise in Tech-Enabled Neotribalism 151
Notes 153
27 Assessing + Achieving Trustworthiness 154
Ascending the Trust Staircase 155
Potential “Vaccinations” 156
Vaccines for Deepfake Immunity? 159
Notes 160
28 The Elevation of Human Judgment 162
XAI: Explainability in AI 162
The Rise of the CEEO 164
Investing in People 167
Notes 168
Part VI Tomorrow 169
29 Shifting from Education to Learning 170
AI Literacy + the Future of Thought 171
Reprioritizing Vocational Training 173
Understanding the Next Generation 174
Notes 176
30 Redefining What It Means to Be Human 177
AI Consciousness 180
Belief Systems in the Digital World 182
The Countertrend: Tactile + Nostalgic 183
Notes 184
31 The Future of Mental Health 185
Notes 187
32 The Other AI: The Aging Imperative 188
Notes 189
33 AI, Health + Scientific Breakthroughs 190
When AI Meets Scientific Discovery 191
The Magellan Principle: AI’s True Killer Apps 193
Notes 194
34 The New Human Frontier 196
Finding Balance + Telling Better Stories 196
Rediscovering the Lost Art of Boredom 197
Lifelong Forgetting + the Lost Art of Nuance 198
35 Not All Change Is Fast, and Not Everything Is Changing 200
The Value of Simplicity 202
Notes 203
36 The Power of Imagination 204
Thriving as Diamonds, Not Coal 206
In Search of New Frontiers 207
Note 208
Afterword: Putting This Into Practice 209
Acknowledgments 211
About the Author 213
Index 215
