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權力與進步: 科技變革與共享繁榮之間的千年辯證

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內容簡介 【2024諾貝爾經濟學獎得主】關心AI時代人類命運的必讀之作當代經濟學巨擘從千年歷史經驗借鑑，重新定位科技變革的價值與方向科技變革蘊藏著極大的潛力，不僅能提升生產力，還能改善地球上數十億人們的生活。然而，當我們跳上快速奔馳的「生產力便車」，盡情享受技術躍進所帶來快速、便捷的科技果實，此時人類的命運與社會的發展，卻悄然來到全新的十字路口。在迎向更強大的人工智慧世界之前，我們是否該停下來思考：● 強大、快速的科技進步，對我們來說一定是好事？● 在科技創新突破的過程中，誰會成為贏家、誰又會是輸家？● 數位革命與AI技術的演進，為人們帶來的是「願景」、還是「陷阱」？本書帶領讀者踏上一條橫跨千年的旅程，重新檢視科技變革為人類社會帶來的利與弊，探索如何創造一個兼顧進步與平等的未來。作者大聲疾呼：科技進步並不意味著所有人都能共蒙其利，今日我們所共享的繁榮生活，其實是前人積極爭取的結果。我們如果繼續對科技抱持盲目樂觀的態度，聽任少數人透過侵害多數人權益而致富，終將侵蝕得來不易的自由、民主與生活方式。問題的解方並非阻礙科技與新技術的發展，而是要讓更多人從科技迷夢中警醒，凝聚眾人力量，共同審慎思考科技創新的價值與方向，打造一個能夠兼顧科技變革與共享繁榮的社會。透過本書，作者為全人類照亮一條通往理想未來之道。本書介出自遠見天下文化出版《權力與進步: 科技變革與共享繁榮之間的千年辯證》In this bold reinterpretation of economics and history, the consequence of sole reliance on AI is revealed–as well as what must be done to redirect innovation so it benefits all.The transformation of work by digital technologies and AI could make life better for most people, or possibly much worse—depending on the economic, social, and political choices we make. Through illuminating examples, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson fundamentally change how we see the world. Throughout the world today, digital technologies and artificial intelligence undermine jobs and democracy through excessive automation, massive data collection, and intrusive surveillance. It doesn’t have to be this way. Power and Progress demonstrates the path of technology, and how it might be brought under control. Cutting-edge technological advances can become empowering tools, but not if all major decisions remain in the hands of a few hubristic tech leaders.

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各界推薦 “Technology is upending our world—automating jobs, deepening inequality, and creating tools of surveillance and misinformation that threaten democracy. But Acemoglu and Johnson show it doesn’t have to be this way. The direction of technology is not, like the direction of the wind, a force of nature beyond human control. It’s up to us. This humane and hopeful book shows how we can steer technology to promote the public good. Required reading for everyone who cares about the fate of democracy in a digital age.”―Michael J. Sandel, author of The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good?“If you are not already an addict of Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson’s previous books, Power and Progress is guaranteed to make you one. It offers their addictive hallmarks: sparkling writing and a big question that affects our lives. Are powerful new technologies guaranteed to benefit us? Did the industrial revolution bring happiness to our great-grandparents 150 years ago, and will artificial intelligence bring us more happiness now? Read, enjoy, and then choose your lifestyle!”―Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and other international bestsellers“One powerful thread runs through this breathtaking tour of the history and future of technology, from the Neolithic agricultural revolution to the ascent of artificial intelligence: Technology is not destiny, nothing is pre-ordained. Humans, despite their imperfect institutions and often-contradictory impulses, remain in the driver’s seat. It is still our job to determine whether the vehicles we build are heading toward justice or down the cliff. In this age of relentless automation and seemingly unstoppable consolidation of power and wealth, Power and Progress is an essential reminder that we can, and must, take back control.”―Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, 2019 Nobel laureates in economics and authors of Poor Economics and Good Economics for Hard Times“Acemoglu and Johnson have written a sweeping history of more than a thousand years of technical change. They take aim at economists’ mindless enthusiasm for technical change and their crippling neglect of power. An important book that is long overdue.”―Sir Angus Deaton, 2015 Nobel laureate in economics and coauthor of Deaths of Despair

作者介紹

作者介紹 Daron AcemogluDARON ACEMOGLU is Institute Professor of Economics at MIT, the university's highest faculty honor. For the last twenty-five years, he has been researching the historical origins of prosperity, poverty, and the effects of new technologies on economic growth, employment, and inequality. Acemoglu is the recipient of several awards and honors, including the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded to economists under forty judged to have made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge (2005); the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award in economics, finance, and management for his lifetime contributions (2016), and the Kiel Institute's Global Economy Prize in economics (2019). He is author (with James Robinson) of The Narrow Corridor and the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail.Simon JohnsonSIMON JOHNSON is the Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Sloan School at MIT, where he is also head of the Global Economics and Management group. Previously chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, he has worked on global economic crises and recoveries for thirty years. Johnson has published more than 300 high-impact pieces in leading publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and Financial Times. He is author (with Jon Gruber) of Jump-Starting America, and (with James Kwak) of White House Burning and the national bestseller 13 Bankers. He works with entrepreneurs, elected officials, and civil society organizations around the world.

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