Human Automation

This is the first reference book on intelligent automation (IA). Also called hyperautomation, it is one of the most recent trends in the field of artificial intelligence. IA is a cutting-edge combination of methods and technologies involving people, organizations, machine learning, low-code platforms, robotic process automation (RPA), and more. This book is for everyone - whether you are an experienced practitioner, new to the topic, or simply interested in what the future holds for enterprises, work, life, and society as a whole.

New York Times Best Seller How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that...

Will artificial intelligence replace human labor? What will happen when millions of people have less and less need to work? Will the future be a freer society... or a more unstable one? AI is transforming the world at an unprecedented speed. Automation, robotics, increasingly powerful companies, new jobs, economic crises, universal basic income, infinite entertainment, and the transformation of human identity: the future is no longer science fiction, but a reality that is already beginning. This book explores one of the greatest changes in modern history: the possible transition from a ...

"The most important book on AI this year." --The Guardian "Mr. Russell's exciting book goes deep, while sparkling with dry witticisms." --The Wall Street Journal "The most important book I have read in quite some time" (Daniel Kahneman); "A must-read" (Max Tegmark); "The book we've all been...

“While we need to rewrite the rules of the twenty-first-century economy, Kevin’s book is a great look at how people can do this on a personal level to always put humanity first.”—Andrew Yang “A clear, compelling strategy for surviving the next wave of technology with our jobs—and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil presents an “elaborate, smart, and persuasive” (The Boston Globe) view of the future course of human development. “Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.”—Los Angeles Times “Startling in scope and bravado...

The Human Edge argues that as automation accelerates, the most valuable skills won’t be technical—they’ll be deeply, stubbornly human. This book explores the abilities machines struggle to replicate: intuition, empathy, ethical judgment, creativity, adaptability, and the capacity to make meaning from ambiguity. It shows readers how to strengthen these traits so they can thrive in a world where routine work is increasingly handled by algorithms and autonomous systems. At its core, the book explains that automation doesn’t eliminate human value—it concentrates it. When machines take...

This program includes an introduction read by the author. No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now...

From a renowned computer scientist, this book seeks the distinctive human quality that will prevail against artificial intelligence. If artificial intelligence takes over decision-making what, then, is unique and irreplaceable about human intelligence? The Atomic Human is a journey of discovery...

650 employees, one HR inbox — until the policy desk, the leave agent, and the onboarding crew take over the routine. Michael Barnes runs human resources for 650 people with a team of eleven. His inbox receives 180 messages a day, and 113 of them ask for something the ERP already knows: a leave balance, a payday, a handbook clause, a contract date. The rest are forms that pass through three people before anything is recorded. A measured week put the cost at about 15,000 hours a year — most of it the time of the people waiting for an answer. Transforming ERP into AI-Native, Book 2: The ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “The conscience of the AI revolution” (Fortune) explains how we’ve arrived at an era of AI harms and oppression, and what we can do to avoid its pitfalls. “AI is not coming, it’s here. If we answer the beautiful call inside these pages, we can decide who we are...

Read by George Newbern "George Newbern provides a convincing, conversational narration of this audiobook about robot intelligence. There's a lot to digest. Much of it deals with speculation as to who will be right: those who believe in AI (artificial intelligence machines that may eventually...

The Autonomy of Technology: Jacques Ellul, AI, Automation, and the Future of Human Control examines a problem many people recognize but struggle to name: why modern systems often seem to dictate the terms of work, politics, and daily life. Using Jacques Ellul’s idea of technique, the book explains how efficiency shifts from being one useful standard among many into the main rule for organizing institutions. It shows how this logic spreads through artificial intelligence, automated workplaces, data collection, digital administration, and everyday systems built for speed, convenience, and ...

Artificial intelligence has arrived—and apparently civilization has about fifteen minutes left. AI is going to take your job. Your phone is listening to everything. Robots are taking over. Nobody will know what is real anymore. The government has an AI file on you. Your children may prefer chatbots to people. Somebody asked AI about the Antichrist. And your refrigerator knows entirely too much about what you ate after midnight. Everybody panic! Or maybe…don’t. In Everybody Panic! AI Is Here, John E. Miller takes a humorous, common-sense look at one of the most talked-about—and most ...

This audiobook is masterfully read by the author, Mo Gawdat. One of The Sunday Times' Business Books of the Year Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for engineers who write the code or the policy makers who claim they can regulate it. This is a...

You're using Claude AI. But you're probably getting 10% of what it can actually do.Most people treat it like a fancy search engine. Type a question. Get an answer. Move on. And then wonder why everyone else seems to be building businesses, doubling their output, and automating their work — while they're still writing the same emails manually. That changes today. --- 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 ...

AI is not valuable when it produces one clever answer. It becomes valuable when it works inside real processes. AI Workflow Design is a practical guide to turning prompt experiments into dependable operating systems. Instead of chasing demos, this book shows you how to map work, select the right use cases, design context, build prompt, tool, and output contracts, orchestrate multi-step workflows, place humans in the loop, evaluate quality, manage governance and risk, and scale from pilot to portfolio. Inside, you will learn how to: map work, decisions, and friction before automating choose ...

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE --- This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), and computational linguistics, providing an in-depth analysis of their impact across various domains. It gets into the challenges of developing NLP tools for low-resource languages, emphasizing the need for linguistic diversity in the digital age. Ethical considerations in AI language models are scrutinized, highlighting the importance of responsible AI development. The book also addresses the ...

AI Can Screen 10,000 Resumes in Seconds. Your Job Isn’t Disappearing — It’s Evolving Into Something More Powerful. HR is at a crossroads. On one side: HR professionals watching AI automate screening, onboarding, performance reviews, and even employee engagement surveys. They feel their function being reduced to “the department that approves the AI’s recommendations.” On the other side: HR leaders who have become the most strategic people in their organizations. They use AI to eliminate busywork and focus on what machines cannot do — build culture, develop talent, navigate ...

Living With AI: A Field Guide to Sharing Your World with Thinking Machines explores what everyday life looks like when artificial intelligence becomes a constant companion—embedded in your home, your work, your relationships, and even your decision‑making. Rather than treating AI as a distant, technical concept, this book brings it down to earth. It shows how thinking machines quietly shape routines, influence choices, and expand human capability, all while raising new questions about trust, autonomy, and responsibility. The book begins by examining how AI integrates into daily ...