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The Future of Professions: How Tech Transforms Human Expertise by Richard & Daniel Susskind (2017 Paperback)

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Dewey Edition: 23 Synopsis: This book predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century.The Future of the Professions explains how increasingly capabletechnologies - from telepresence to artificial intelligence - will place the 'practical expertise' of the finest specialists at the fingertips of everyone, often at no or low cost and without face-to-faceinteraction.The authors challenge the 'grand bargain' - the arrangement that grants various monopolies to today's professionals. They argue that our current professions are antiquated, opaque and no longer affordable, and that the expertise of their best is enjoyed only by a few. In their place, they propose five new models for producing and distributing expertise in society.The book raises profound policy issues, not least about employment (theyenvisage a new generation of 'open-collared workers') and about control over online expertise (they warn of new 'gatekeepers') - in an era when machines become more capable than human beings at mosttasks.Based on the authors' in-depth research of more than a dozen professions, and illustrated by numerous examples from each, this is the first book to assess and question the future of the professions in the 21st century., The Future of the Professions predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century., This book predicts the decline of today's professions and describes the people and systems that will replace them. In an Internet society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century. The Future of the Professions explains how 'increasingly capable systems' -- from telepresence to artificial intelligence -- will bring fundamental change in the way that the 'practical expertise' of specialists is made available in society. The authors challenge the 'grand bargain' -- the arrangement that grants various monopolies to today's professionals. They argue that our current professions are antiquated, opaque and no longer affordable, and that the expertise of their best is enjoyed only by a few. In their place, they propose six new models for producing and distributing expertise in society. The book raises important practical and moral questions. In an era when machines can out-perform human beings at most tasks, what are the prospects for employment, who should own and control online expertise, and what tasks should be reserved exclusively for people? Based on the authors' in-depth research of more than ten professions, and illustrated by numerous examples from each, this is the first book to assess and question the relevance of the professions in the 21st century., This book predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century.The Future of the Professions explains how increasingly capable technologies - from telepresence to artificial intelligence - will place the "practical expertise" of the finest specialists at the fingertips of everyone, often at no or low cost and without face-to-face interaction.The authors challenge the "grand bargain" - the arrangement that grants various monopolies to today's professionals. They argue that our current professions are antiquated, opaque and no longer affordable, and that the expertise of their best is enjoyed only by a few. In their place, they propose five new models for producing and distributing expertise in society.The book raises profound policy issues, not least about employment (they envisage a new generation of "open-collared workers') and about control over online expertise (they warn of new "gatekeepers") - in an era when machines become more capable than human beings at most tasks.Based on the authors' in-depth research of more than a dozen professions, and illustrated by numerous examples from each, this is the first book to assess and question the future of the professions in the 21st century. Illustrated: Yes Subject Area: Computers, Social Science, Business & Economics TitleLeading: The Item Length: 6.1 in Item Height: 0.9 in Table Of Content: PrefaceIntroductionPART I: Change1. The Grand Bargain2. From the Vanguard3. Patterns Across the ProfessionsPART II: Theory4. Information and Technology5. Production and Distribution of KnowledgePART III: Implications6. Objections and Anxieties7. After the ProfessionsConclusion: What Future Should We Want? Publication Year: 2017 Item Weight: 17.6 Oz Author: Richard Susskind, Daniel Susskind Subject: Careers / General, Social Aspects / General, Sociology / General gtin13: 9780198799078 Number of Pages: 368 Pages Type: Textbook LC Classification Number: QA76.9.C66 ISBN-10: 0198799071 Format: Trade Paperback Dewey Decimal: 303.4834 Publication Name: Future of the Professions : How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Item Width: 9 in ISBN-13: 9780198799078 brand: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Language: English Intended Audience: Trade

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  1. This book is a game-changer! The Susskinds brilliantly explore how tech is reshaping professional work, making complex ideas easy to grasp. Thought-provoking insights about AI and automation’s impact on doctors, lawyers, and more. A must-read for anyone curious about the future of careers—both eye-opening and practical!

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