#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller In this essential book written by a rural native and Silicon
Valley veteran Microsoft's Chief technology officer tackles one of the most critical issues
facing society today: the future of artificial intelligence and how it can be realistically
used to promote growth even in a shifting employment landscape.There are two prevailing
stories about AI: for heartland low- and middle-skill workers a dystopian tale of steadily
increasing job destruction for urban knowledge workers and the professional class a utopian
tale of enhanced productivity and convenience. But there is a third way to look at this
technology that will revolutionize the workplace and ultimately the world. Kevin Scott argues
that AI has the potential to create abundance and opportunity for everyone and help solve some
of our most vexing problems.As the chief technology officer at Microsoft he is deeply involved
in the development of AI applications yet mindful of their potential impact on
workers-knowledge he gained firsthand growing up in rural Virginia. Yes the AI Revolution will
radically disrupt economics and employment for everyone for generations to come. But what if
leaders prioritized the programming of both future technology and public policy to work
together to find solutions ahead of the coming AI epoch? Like public health the space program
climate change and public education we need international understanding and collaboration on
the future of AI and work. For Scott the crucial question facing all of us is this: How do we
work to ensure that the continued development of AI allows us to keep the American Dream
alive?In this thoughtful informed guide he offers a clear roadmap to find the answer.
