Agentic World Order
Navigating Humanity's Next Great MigrationBy Alexander T Hooper
Length5h 49m
About this audiobook
Humanity stands at a precipice as artificial intelligence reshapes history at breakneck speed. Agentic World Order is a clear-eyed guide to this era of superintelligence, mapping how exponential technology compresses economic cycles, national power, and human purpose itself. Drawing on Alexander T. Hooper’s insider perspective as a technologist leading AI strategy, it blends history, strategy, and ethics to reveal the promise and peril ahead. Inside, you’ll explore AI’s accelerating trajectory, its impact on work, inequality, and geopolitics, the environmental burden of vast data centres, and the ethical dilemmas of bias, control, and “digital feudalism.” Hooper shows how regulation, foresight, and collective choice can steer intelligence — human or machine — toward abundance, creativity, and dignity. The future is not fixed; it will be shaped by the courage and clarity with which we act today.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology, Business and Economics
Length5 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dedication
2Introduction
31. The Accelerating Trajectory of AI and the "Singularity"
4Exponential Growth
5The Singularity
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6Hardware and Software Advances
72. Economic Transformation and the Future of Work
8Massive Investment and Adoption
9Productivity Gains
10Industry Disruption
11Changing Nature of Work and Inequality
123. Geopolitical Implications and the AI Arms Race
13US-China Rivalry
14State Power Challenged
15Military Applications
16Historical Cycles and Exponential Technology
174. Societal and Ethical Implications
18Globalization and Identity
19Redefining Humanity
20Ethical Concerns in AI
21Bias
22Trustworthiness
23Control and Safety
24Digital Feudalism
25Genetic Engineering and Eugenics
265. Environmental Impact and Sustainability
27Cumulative Environmental Legacy
28AI's Growing Footprint
29Jevons Paradox
30Potential for "Earth Alignment"
31Sustainable Development
326. Regulatory Landscape and Societal Choices
33Call for Regulation
34Balancing Innovation and Safety
35Global Standards and Challenges
36The Future Will Be Chosen
37Merge
38Resist
39Be Remade
40Trust, Not Dominance
41Glossary of Key Terms
42ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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