THE GREAT ACCELERATION: AI's Impact In 2026

di Bloom Tizora (Autore)

Bloom Tizora, 2025

The history of technology is marked by moments of fundamental transformation—the printing press, the industrial revolution, the internet. The Great Acceleration is the name we give to the one we are living through now, and 2026 is its critical inflection point. This year, Artificial Intelligence (AI) ceased to be a future possibility and became the default operating system for global society. For decades, AI was confined to research labs, an abstract goal pursued by pioneers like John McCarthy. Today, the technology has moved out of the lab and into the machinery of human existence: managing energy grids, diagnosing disease, automating global supply chains, and transforming labor markets. This unseen mind is now irrevocably embedded, acting as a profound force multiplier across industry, culture, and power. This book is dedicated to dissecting this moment. It offers an honest and rigorous assessment of the paradox at the heart of the Great Acceleration. On one hand, AI offers unimaginable promise: the potential to add trillions to the global economy, solve the world's most complex challenges in personalized medicine and climate resilience, and accelerate scientific discovery to unprecedented speeds. On the other hand, its rapid deployment introduces profound systemic threats. We explore these challenges systematically, detailing the fundamental changes to the nature of work and research, the necessity of personalizing fields like education and healthcare, and how the race for technological leadership is reshaping global stability. The greatest risks—algorithmic bias, the black box of decision-making, and escalating security threats—are confronted directly, providing a comprehensive look at the obstacles that must be overcome to realize AI's long-term potential for human longevity. This is not a book about predicting tomorrow's gadgets; it is about understanding today's seismic shift. To navigate the coming decades—to build sustainable economies, to maintain fair societies, and to secure our shared digital future—we must understand the power and the peril of the accelerating intelligence now at our command. This understanding begins here.

• Autore: Bloom Tizora
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Bloom Tizora
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232059897