Democratization of Expertise: How Cognitive Systems Will Revolutionize Your Life

Technology has enabled us to do things that were once impossible, leading to cultural, social, political, and societal changes. In the last half-century, the democratization of computers, information, the Internet, and social media has revolutionized our lives, and we are now at the beginning of a new era, the cognitive systems era, where artificial entities capable of performing high-level cognitive processing will be our collaborators, teachers, confidants, colleagues, and companions. This book discusses the societal and cultural revolutions brought about by the adoption of new technology and gives brief histories of human cognitive augmentation and artificial intelligence. The democratization of expertise is the foundation on which our societys revolutions will be built over the next half-century, and this book introduces the Levels of Cognitive Augmentation to describe this shift.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 27 October 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

We create technology that enables us to do things that were previously impossible, fundamentally altering the way we live, work, play, and interact with one another. Throughout human history, the democratization of technology, which makes technology accessible to the masses, has brought about sweeping cultural, social, political, and societal changes. In the last half-century, the democratization of computers, information, the Internet, and social media has revolutionized and transformed our lives. We now stand at the beginning of a new era, the cognitive systems era, which is sure to bring about waves of new revolutions. Until now, humans have been the sole thinkers. However, our lives are about to be infused with artificial entities capable of performing high-level cognitive processing previously possible only in the human mind. These cognitive systems will achieve and surpass the level of human experts in almost every field of endeavor. Far from replacing humans, these cognitive systems will be our collaborators, teachers, confidants, colleagues, and companions. The future will belong to those who can better partner with these cognitive systems. Expertise will become democratized, and anyone will have access to expertise in any field, opening up new possibilities. The democratization of expertise is the foundation upon which our societies' revolutions will be built over the next half-century. This book discusses societal and cultural revolutions throughout history brought about by the adoption of new technology and provides brief histories of human cognitive augmentation and artificial intelligence. In the coming cognitive systems era, humans will work alongside these systems, collaborating to achieve unprecedented achievements and usher in a new era of progress and innovation.

Weight: 326g
Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367859459