Jamie Merisotis, author of the award-winning 2016 book America Needs Talent, argues that people will coexist with smart machines by learning, earning, and serving others over their lifetimes. But Merisotis asserts large-scale change is necessary to develop and hone the knowledge, skills, and abilities that render us uniquely human. These qualities include compassion, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and interpersonal communication.

In Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines, Merisotis proposes radically different approaches to making learning available that expands human capabilities in the age of smart machines--approaches that give meaning and purpose to a broader range of human work, including paid and volunteer activities that serve others. Merisotis calls for urgent action to develop new learning systems that are easy to navigate, deliver fair results, and meet talent needs through a broad range of credentials, including everything from college degrees to industry certifications.

Along the way, he profiles nearly two dozen of today's workers whose stories illustrate where human work is headed--and how work is changing in unprecedented ways as technology and artificial intelligence take over more of the repetitive tasks humans used to do.

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Format: Hardcover
Author: Merisotis, Jamie
ISBN: 9781948122627
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 9.10 x 0.80
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Year: 2020

Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines

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