AI Impact Series
These two books explore the impacts of AI on the future of work and the future of society. They can be read independently or as companion volumes. If you’re looking for a primer on AI technologies, check out The Executive’s Gen AI Handbook.
Can a Robot Blow Out a Candle?
The year is 2035. Your daughter is turning six, and her best friend is a robot. You’re not worried about it eating the cake, but you do wonder: can a robot blow out birthday candles?
This simple question opens a door to the most profound societal shift in human history. The revolution isn't coming; it's already here, unfolding quietly in our homes, schools, and social spaces. Driven by the rise of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, this isn't just another technological upgrade—it's a fundamental challenge to our social structures, our psychological well-being, and our very identity as humans.
In this book, we move beyond the headlines to confront the urgent, human-centric issues we are dangerously unprepared to answer:
The Human Response: Our brains are psychologically ill-equipped to handle abstract threats like the AI revolution. How do we overcome our innate cognitive biases to make conscious, deliberate choices about the future we want?
The New Social Contract: How do we build a new social contract for what lies ahead?
Who are the The Architects of Tomorrow: Have we learned anything from the social media era, or are we sleepwalking into a reality shaped by profit motives over human well-being?
The AI-Native Generation: The first generation of children is growing up with AI companions as a normal part of life, creating a profound generational divide. What are the developmental and social risks when technology targets the fundamental human need for attachment?
This is an essential guide for anyone ready to wake up, reclaim agency, and start building a future that serves humanity.
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Meet Your Non-Human Colleagues
Your next colleague won’t ask for a desk. They won’t join you for coffee because they're not human. But they will be hired, managed, and may even one day become your boss. Welcome to the new hybrid workforce.
We are on the cusp of the most significant labor disruption in history, driven not by a far-off super-intelligence, but by the imminent arrival of Adequate AI—technology that is simply "good enough" to make human labor the irrational economic choice.
Meet Your Non-Human Colleagues provides a clear-eyed playbook for leaders, managers, and professionals navigating this unprecedented transformation. Inside, you'll discover:
The Four New Actors: The workforce is no longer just human. It’s a complex ecosystem of un-augmented humans, AI-augmented humans, autonomous AI agents, and intelligent robots. Understanding their unique capabilities is the key to competitive advantage.
From Augmentation to Autonomy: We are moving beyond using AI as a simple tool. The rise of AI Agents—"digital employees" capable of executing complex workflows with minimal supervision—will fundamentally restructure organisations and redefine the nature of management itself.
The Hybrid Resources Playbook: How do you recruit, manage, and measure the performance of a workforce that includes non-human intelligence? Explore the evolution from Human Resources (HR) to Hybrid Resources (HyR) and learn how to orchestrate human-AI teams for maximum impact.
The End of Business as Usual: AI-native "frontier firms" can now leverage virtual workforces to achieve a scale that once required thousands of employees, posing an existential threat to incumbents who fail to adapt. Will you be David or Goliath in this new competitive landscape?
The last generation of leaders to manage human-only workforces has already been hired. This book is your essential guide to understanding the new players on the field and redesigning your organisation—and your career—to win in the agentic age.
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