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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 accelerating technology.
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About the
Author |
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Martin Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based
software development firm. He has over 25 years experience in
the fields of computer design and software development.
He holds a computer engineering degree from the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor and a graduate business degree from the
University of California, Los
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What will the economy of
the future look like?
Where will advancing technology, job
automation, outsourcing and globalization
lead?
Is it possible that accelerating
computer technology was a primary cause of the current global
economic crisis—and that even more
disruptive impacts lie ahead?
This groundbreaking book by a Silicon Valley computer engineer and
entrepreneur explores these questions and shows how accelerating
technology is likely to have a highly disruptive influence on our
economy in the near future—and may well already be a significant
factor in the current global crisis.
THE LIGHTS
IN THE TUNNEL
employs a powerful thought experiment to explore the
economy of the future. An imaginary "tunnel of
lights" is used to visualize the economic implications of the
new technologies that are likely to appear in the coming years
and decades.
The
book directly challenges nearly all conventional views of the
future and illuminates the danger that lies ahead if we do not
plan for the impact of rapidly advancing technology.
It also offers unique insights into how technology
will intertwine with globalization to shape the twenty-first
century and explores ways in which the economic realities of
the future might be leveraged to drive prosperity and to
address global challenges such as poverty and climate
change.
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Table of
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The Lights in the Tunnel:
Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the
Future
This
new book takes an in depth look at current trends in technology
and globalization and examines what the likely economic impact will be in
the coming years and decades.
Here are just a few of the
questions explored in this book:
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How will job
automation impact the economy in the future?
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How will the
offshore outsourcing trend evolve in the coming years?
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What impact will technologies such as
robotics and artificial intelligence have on the job
market?
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Did technology play a
significant role in the 2007 subprime meltdown and the subsequent
global financial crisis and recession?
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How fast can we expect
technological change to occur in the coming years and
decades?
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Which jobs and
industries are likely to be most vulnerable to automation and
offshoring?
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Globalization.
Collaboration. Telecommuting. Are these the forces that will
shape the workplaces of the future? Or is there
something bigger
lurking?
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Machine and computer automation
will primarily impact low skilled and low paid workers. True or
false?
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Will advancing technology always make society as a
whole more wealthy? Or could it someday cause a severe economic
depression?
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What are the
implications of advancing automation technology for developing
nations such as China and India?
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The primary economic trend in
the coming decades will be globalization. True or false?
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Will a college
education continue to be a good bet in the future?
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Recent economic
data suggests that, in United States, we are seeing increasing
income inequality and a dwindling middle class. How will this
trend play out in the future?
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What will be the
economic impact of truly advanced future technologies, such as
nanotechnology?
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Retail positions at Wal-mart and other
chain stores have become the jobs of last resort for many workers.
Will robots and other forms of machine automation someday threaten
these jobs? If so, what alternatives will the economy create
for these workers?
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Do we need to adapt our
market-based economic system to advancing technology or will the same rules
continue to work indefinitely?
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What government policies might make sense as
technology continues to accelerate?
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And much
more...
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Introduction
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Table of Contents
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