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What
does the title "The Lights in the Tunnel"
mean?
The book uses a unique approach: it creates a
mental simulation (or imaginary video game) based on "lights in a
tunnel" in order to help the reader visualize the future economic
impact of job automation, offshoring and accelerating technology.
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About the
Author |
Martin Ford is the founder and CEO of a
Silicon Valley based software development firm. He has over 25
years experience in the fields of computer engineering and
software development. He holds an MBA degree from the Anderson
Graduate School of Management at UCLA and an undergraduate
degree in computer engineering from the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor. |
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The
Technological Singularity: What
will the economic impact be?
Many
futurists have postulated that a "Technological Singularity"
may occur at some point in the coming decades. The Singularity
will bring on a period of nearly incomprehensible
technological change. Some people have speculated that the
Singularity may occur at the point when machines become more
intelligent than human beings and then begin to leverage that
advanced intelligence by designing even better versions of
themselves. If the Singularity does occur, then what
are its economic
implications?
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