How to Succeed in the Hyper-Human Economy. Richard W. Samson.
by Samson, Richard W; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 60Business. Publisher: Futurist, 2004ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Automation | Computers -- Industrial use | Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on | Employment forecasting | Information technology | Internet 2 | Knowledge workers | Skilled labor | White collar workersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Human mental processes are being systematically 'off-peopled'--that is, transferred into computers, microchips, networks, and mechanical devices of all types. Think of it as a great global brain drain, the most critically pivotal--either empowering or suicidal--trend of our times. Yet it is underreported by the media and virtually invisible to the public eye. It's not yet on policy makers' radar screens." (FUTURIST) This article reveals that we are facing a new "Industrial Revolution" where computers and automation are replacing workers who failed to develop new skills and adapt to the changing environment.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: How to Succeed in the Hyper-Human Economy, Sept./Oct. 2004; pp. 38-43.
"Human mental processes are being systematically 'off-peopled'--that is, transferred into computers, microchips, networks, and mechanical devices of all types. Think of it as a great global brain drain, the most critically pivotal--either empowering or suicidal--trend of our times. Yet it is underreported by the media and virtually invisible to the public eye. It's not yet on policy makers' radar screens." (FUTURIST) This article reveals that we are facing a new "Industrial Revolution" where computers and automation are replacing workers who failed to develop new skills and adapt to the changing environment.
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