Thrive

Maximizing Well-Being in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful general-purpose technology that is reshaping the modern economy, but misperceptions about AI stand in the way of harnessing it for the betterment of humanity. In Thrive, Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose counter the backlash by showcasing how AI is positively influencing the aspects of our daily lives that we care about most: our health and wellness, relationships, education, the workplace, and domestic life. In the process the authors help explain the underlying technology and give people the agency they need to shape the debate around how we should regulate AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks.

Bringing over two decades of experience with cutting-edge research, consulting, executive coaching, and advising to bear on the subject, Bapna and Ghose demystify the technology of AI itself. They offer a novel "House of AI" framework that encompasses traditional analytics, generative AI, and fair and ethical deployment of AI. Using examples from everyday life, they showcase how the modern AI-powered ecosystem fundamentally improves the emotional, physical, and material well-being of regular people across the globe. Thrive's mission is to educate the public about AI, shape realistic expectations, and foster informed discussions about a fast-emerging AI-shaped society.

©2024 Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose (P)2024 Ascent Audio

I remain unconvinced

I attended a conference were one of the authors was speaking, I am an AI hater admittedly (I think it makes people dumb and lazy while fully acknowledging its benefits to health care) and so was determined to hear him out, while this book brought to light many benefits and conveniences I found many to be things real people don’t want (more bots answering calls/chat assistants, helping authors break their writers block, etc.) My opinion that it should not be widely available still holds, but as this book stated