Zeno Staub, CEO, Vontobel
«The Digital Ape: How to Live (in Peace) with Smart Machines» by Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Roger Hampson
What it is:
Authors Sir Nigel SHadbolt and Roger Hampson seek to debunk prejudices about artificial intelligence in this weighty 352-page work. Their view is not that civilization will be displaced by a rebel army of super-intelligent robots. Instead, humanity will continue to control machines. How we exercise this control – in our private lives, professionally, and in politics – and harness the potential of artificial intelligence will determine our collective future well-being.
What I recommend it:
«The book gives encouragement for innovation and for our own future as humankind. The quintessence of the author's message is that humans will control machines, and not the other way around. Technological advances are a huge driver of Switzerland's prosperity. As with all innovation, it's about what humans make of it and how we cope. This thought-provoking book provides some ideas.»
