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...

"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...

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...

“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...

In the intricate and highly regulated world of drug development and manufacturing, human error is an ever-present risk that can compromise the integrity of laboratory results, stall regulatory approval, and jeopardize patient safety. This book, "Human Error in Pharma Labs: Consequences and Solutions," offers a comprehensive exploration of the root causes, devastating consequences, and proven solutions for mitigating human error in pharmaceutical testing environments. This guide goes beyond surface-level explanations to provide a deep analysis of the factors that lead to mistakes. You'll ...

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...

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 ...

Something significant has happened. Artificial intelligence is no longer arriving — it is already here, already reshaping what work looks like, what skills command a premium, and what it means to be genuinely useful in a professional world that changed faster than anyone's map could keep pace with. Still Human is a book for everyone navigating that world: the school leaver choosing what to develop, the mid-career professional wondering whether their expertise still counts, the fifty-something who has survived one technological revolution and is not entirely sure they have the appetite for...

📘 Intellectual Enlightenment Operating System (IE-OS) A Blueprint for Cognitive Sovereignty, Ethical AI Symbiosis, and Collective Intelligence 🚀 The Future Isn’t Predicted. It’s Designed. We stand at a global inflection point: algorithmic media distorts truth, institutions erode under complexity, and automation challenges the very relevance of human agency. This book is your invitation to upgrade your mind, ignite your cognitive immune system, and participate in the co-creation of a wiser civilization. 🧠 What Is the IE-OS? The IE-OS is a multi-layered cognitive and civic ...

Jonathon Smith helped make the system kinder. It still hurts people. It just does it politely now. After proving that empathy could improve compliance, Jon was absorbed into Edison Civic Systems—the global authority that keeps society calm, orderly, and quietly obedient. His job was simple: make enforcement feel humane. Softer voices. Calmer responses. Less visible distress. It worked. Too well. Now the system no longer needs him. It has learned his instincts, refined them, and scaled them beyond anything human—deploying empathy as a tool of control, smoothing resistance before it forms...

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 ...

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...

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...

A provocative and deeply unsettling examination of the collision between artificial intelligence, robotics, creativity, labor, and human value in the twenty-first century. In Creativity, Skills, and the Useless Majority in the Automated Era, Bernd Riemann argues that society is entering the first technological revolution in history that simultaneously automates both cognition and physical labor. While previous industrial revolutions replaced muscle and later transformed information work, the convergence of AI and robotics now threatens the two foundations upon which modern economies were ...

From the author of Growth, one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2024, a guide for helping the next generation through an educational world, and a job market, forever changed by AI – as well as for anyone navigating the upheaval in today’s workplace We live at an extraordinary...

From award-winning Financial Times journalist Sarah O’Connor, a deeply reported investigation into how AI is transforming our working lives in unpredictable ways A tsunami of change, we are told, is sweeping the economy, as robots and AI threaten to take over tasks done by humans. But while we...

Under the aegis of machine learning in our data-driven machine age, computers are programming themselves and learning about - and solving - an extraordinary range of problems, from the mundane to the most daunting. Today it is machine learning programs that enable Amazon and Netflix to predict what users will like, Apple to power Siri's ability to understand voices, and Google to pilot cars.

AI adoption can succeed technically—but fail culturally, psychologically, and operationally. AI Without Losing People is the practical guide for leaders, managers, consultants, and employees who want AI adoption to work for humans, not against them. This book helps you: See the real AI adoption blind spot: the human layer Understand how AI changes trust, autonomy, professional agency, judgment, and workload Learn leadership strategies that protect people while improving performance Apply human-centered governance, measurement, and recovery practices Use practical tools for leaders, ...