THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTAGION Can Democracy Withstand the Imminent Transformation of Work, Wealth and the Social Order?

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MASSIVE SOCIETAL DISRUPTION IS IN THE CARDS

As AI/robotics eliminates jobs across the spectrum, governmental revenues will plummet while the debt increases dramatically.  This crisis of limited resources on all levels—underfunded or non-existent pensions, health problems, lack of savings, and job destruction without comparable job creation—will drive many into homelessness and produce a dramatic rise in violence as we fight over shrinking resources.

“[T]he adverse economic impact of robotics is already upon us. Thus, the main focus of the coauthors is on the massive economic dislocation that will result from making people superfluous… Read The Artificial Intelligence Contagion and then tell me about the benefits.” —PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

“Ambitious, deeply researched, and far reaching in its scope and conclusions, Contagion is actually several books in one. Its summary of what AI is and will likely become is a standalone revelation. It also offers a critique of socio-economic ripple effects that verge on dystopian, and essays and “case studies” of specific sectors or regions, notably a chapter on China’s fusion of AI and social control.” JEFF LONG, New York Times Best-selling Author

“A sobering look at the far-reaching impact that artificial intelligence may have on the economy, the workforce, democracy and all of humanity. The Artificial Intelligence Contagion is a bellwether for anyone seeking to comprehend the global disruption coming our way.”DAVID COOPER, President and Technologist , Massive Designs

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THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTAGION: Can Democracy Withstand the Imminent Transformation of Work, Wealth and Social Order? examines how AI/Robotics is overwhelming the fundamental institutions of Western society.  But are we prepared for the social impact of the vast changes soon to be upon us?

  •        Half the world’s workers could be replaced by machines within the next 30 years. The McKinsey Global
    Institute and Oxford University researchers predict massive job loss with 47% to 50% of US jobs eliminated by
    2030 and up to 800 million more jobs destroyed worldwide.
    •        Nor will the AI/robotics transformation produce large numbers of replacement jobs. The AI/robotics systems are
    already being designed to do those.


No area of work is sacrosanct. Work opportunities are being eliminated from the most “intellectual” activities down to the
basic areas of services and labor, including a range of professional occupations heretofore thought of as distinctly human:  in middle management, finance, banking, insurance, medicine, high-tech, transportation, law and even the arts.

Worse, it is playing out in the context of a set of critical issues.

  •        Birth rates are plummeting below replacement levels in economically developed nations.  People are living to
    ages well beyond historical averages.
    •        At least fifty percent of Americans have little or nothing saved for retirement.
    •        Poor and uneducated migrants are coming into Western nations at a time when the agricultural, construction and home care jobs migrants have traditionally filled are being increasingly replaced by robotic workers.
    •        An already bankrupt US government is projected to experience annual deficits above $1 trillion for at least the next ten years.  The US national debt is officially admitted to be $21 trillion, but is actually closer to $65 trillion dollars according to a former US Comptroller General.


As AI/robotics eliminates jobs across the spectrum, governmental revenues will plummet while the debt increases dramatically.  This crisis of limited resources on all levels—underfunded or non-existent pensions, health problems, lack of savings, and job destruction—will drive many into homelessness and produce a dramatic rise in violence as we fight over shrinking resources. All this will take place in an environment of increased AI-facilitated surveillance by governments, aggressive militarization using AI systems and autonomous weapons, and the degradation of the world’s economic and political order.

The final five chapters of CONTAGION offer possible solutions.

 

Book Details

Weight 1.1 lbs
Dimensions 9 × 6 × 0.8 in
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ISBN

978-0-9998747-7-6

EBOOK ISBN

978-0-9998747-8-3

Year of publication

2019

Author

David Barnhizer,

x Daniel Barnhizer

Reviews

5 reviews for THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTAGION Can Democracy Withstand the Imminent Transformation of Work, Wealth and the Social Order?

  1. KENNETH A. GRADY, Member, Advisory Boards, Elevate Services, Inc., MDR Lab, and LARI Ltd. , Adjunct Professor & Research Fellow, MSU College of Law

    “We see in the rush to develop AI the arrogance of the human species. Often buried by the exuberance over what AI might do is the massive dislocation it can cause. David and Daniel Barnhizer masterfully lead us through the societal challenges AI poses and offer possible solutions that will enable us to survive the AI contagion.”
    KENNETH A. GRADY, Member, Advisory Boards, Elevate Services, Inc., MDR Lab, and LARI Ltd. , Adjunct Professor & Research Fellow, MSU College of Law

  2. —DAVID COOPER, President and Technologist , Massive Designs

    “A sobering look at the far-reaching impact that artificial intelligence may have on the economy, the workforce, democracy and all of humanity. The Artificial Intelligence Contagion is a bellwether for anyone seeking to comprehend the global disruption coming our way.”
    —DAVID COOPER, President and Technologist , Massive Designs

  3. JEFF LONG, NYT Bestselling Author

    “Ambitious, deeply researched, and far reaching in its scope and conclusions, Contagion is actually several books in one. Its summary of what AI is and will likely become is a standalone revelation. It also offers a critique of socio-economic ripple effects that verge on dystopian, and essays and “case studies” of specific sectors or regions, notably a chapter on China’s fusion of AI and social control.”
    JEFF LONG, New York Times Best-selling Author

  4. PAUL CRIAG ROBERTS

    “The coauthors of Contagion, and that is what artificial intelligence is, understand that humans with their limited awareness and intelligence have found intellectual interests in developing the means for their own self destruction. Nuclear weapons, for example, are an insane accomplishment of mindless idiots, because they can not enter general use without destroying all life on the planet. A doomsday weapon is a pointless weapon.

    The same for robotics and artificial intelligence. What is the purpose of producing threats to humans from police states and by taking away all purposes for human existence? This is a mindless act. Those responsible for it are the worst criminals the world has ever known. Yet these destroyers of humanity bask in public approval for all the benefits they are bringing to mankind.

    Read The Artificial Intelligence Contagion and then tell me about the benefits.”

    PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

  5. KENNETH A. GRADY

    “We see in the rush to develop AI the arrogance of the human species. Often buried by the exuberance over what AI might do is the massive dislocation it can cause. David and Daniel Barnhizer masterfully lead us through the societal challenges AI poses and offer possible solutions that will enable us to survive the AI contagion.” —KENNETH A. GRADY, Member, Advisory Boards, Elevate Services, Inc., MDR Lab, and LARI Ltd.

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