A New Age of Reason, Larry Weber
A New Age of Reason, Larry Weber
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A New Age of Reason
Harnessing the Power of Tech for Good

Author: Larry Weber, David Kirkpatrick

Narrator: Brandon Pollock

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 09/24/2024


Synopsis

A New Age of Reason: Harnessing the Power of Tech for Good provides a roadmap for integrating emerging world-changing technologies, such as AI/robotics, chips/sensors, and quantum computing, to solve some of today's thorniest and most pressing problems like climate change and world hunger.

The author offers inspiring examples of companies using technology to positively impact humanity. The book provides an actionable playbook to transform your organization around this mission, including how to develop a tech for good strategy, how to evolve the C-Suite to deliver on this mission and how to market it, as well as measure outcomes. The author also discusses the latest technology breakthroughs delivering positive world outcomes, such as extending a surgeon's "eyes and hands" via robotics surgical systems to improve patient outcomes; computer vision tech that enables farmers to maximize crops to feed our burgeoning population; and AI/robotics that identify and fight wildfires.

Bringing together a collective of major thinkers on this subject and providing guidance for a better future, A New Age of Reason: Harnessing the Power of Tech for Good is a timely read for all executive leaders seeking to harness the new wave of technology to solve key societal problems and have a positive impact on the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bryan on April 01, 2025

I was pleasantly surprised when this book, despite focusing on technology in 2025, covers far more than AI. Each chapter is quite small, even with a few pictures, which pulls the reader along rapidly through topics like sustainability, farming, population growth, C-suite best practices, healthcare,......more