Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution

by P.W. Singer

wrestles with real issues that will have to be faced in the coming years. Automation, robotics, and ever more capable artificial intelligence are no longer just science fiction. Their ongoing advancement and application, across nearly every segment of society, will create amazing new possibilities and efficiencies. As we go through what is best understood as a new industrial revolution, however, there will also be political, economic, social, and cultural disruptions and debates, as well as security threats, of a scale not experienced for generations, if not ever before. What is worrisome is how poorly understood this all is, both by the public and policymakers. It is not just that too many lack a sense of the scale of change that is to come, but also the ability to visualize it.