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EXPONENTIAL PROGRESS: Mind-Bending Technologies to Evolve Over the Next Decade and Dominate the Century
Authored by London-based Researcher from Imperial, Exponential Progress takes readers on a journey through over seven decades of progress , as technology has shaped and controlled everything from banking and business to education, medicine, and the very basis of the human genome. It is a must read for anyone looking to learn about fascinating emerging technologies that will disrupt our lives over the next ten years. ★★★★★
Humanity is progressing towards a world that will be dominated by the end-results the scientific inventions that will evolve over the next decade. Technological progress has accelerated over the past decade – it was slow and buggy at the beginning, but the rate of improvement is now exponential. The growth is accelerating faster than we could have ever imagined.
From a business perspective, these ground-breaking technologies are expected to be the best investments for the next decade . That is why investors and entrepreneurs are tenacious to grow rapidly. But where did it all start? How far have we come in the past 70 years since we developed the first digital computer? Thousands of innovators are in the process of developing the building blocks of these technologies, that will radically grow over the next decade and potentially dominate the century. But now, civilisation has reached a point when this progress cannot be controlled. The author cuts to the core of what humanity has achieved since the invention of the digital computer, where the new jaw-dropping technological innovation will come from, and where the line is drawn between fact and fad. ★★ This nonfiction meticulously looks back at the history, analyse current progress and what the researchers have achieved until now. The author attempts to comprehend the need for advancement and in parallel, the potential over the next decade, and reflecting on the necessity of control. If you are interested in new technologies, this will be one of the best books to read. ◆◆ Prepared to be mind-blown with the ideas you are going to find.◆◆
Farabi, the author of Exponential Progress , is the Head of Research at IntelXSys™ and working as one of the Research Experience Leads for Clinical Research and Innovation (CRI) module at the Imperial College London. He has worked with over 100 companies as a technology consultant and spoken at a number of international conferences around the world.
Humanity is progressing towards a world that will be dominated by the end-results the scientific inventions that will evolve over the next decade. Technological progress has accelerated over the past decade – it was slow and buggy at the beginning, but the rate of improvement is now exponential. The growth is accelerating faster than we could have ever imagined.
From a business perspective, these ground-breaking technologies are expected to be the best investments for the next decade . That is why investors and entrepreneurs are tenacious to grow rapidly. But where did it all start? How far have we come in the past 70 years since we developed the first digital computer? Thousands of innovators are in the process of developing the building blocks of these technologies, that will radically grow over the next decade and potentially dominate the century. But now, civilisation has reached a point when this progress cannot be controlled. The author cuts to the core of what humanity has achieved since the invention of the digital computer, where the new jaw-dropping technological innovation will come from, and where the line is drawn between fact and fad. ★★ This nonfiction meticulously looks back at the history, analyse current progress and what the researchers have achieved until now. The author attempts to comprehend the need for advancement and in parallel, the potential over the next decade, and reflecting on the necessity of control. If you are interested in new technologies, this will be one of the best books to read. ◆◆ Prepared to be mind-blown with the ideas you are going to find.◆◆
Farabi, the author of Exponential Progress , is the Head of Research at IntelXSys™ and working as one of the Research Experience Leads for Clinical Research and Innovation (CRI) module at the Imperial College London. He has worked with over 100 companies as a technology consultant and spoken at a number of international conferences around the world.
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Published May 7, 2020
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May 20, 2020
This work starts out with a promising look at the progress humanity has made in technological advances within the last 300 years. It’s pointed out on page four that humanity has gone from no electricity to outer terrestrial colonies in under 300 years (Shayor). It’s this positive outlook that might have luddites changing their mind after giving this book a try. Progress is being made at an amazingly fast pace, and this book points this out, as well as gives the reader a heads up on technologies to consider for future investments.
To Farabi Shayor’s credit, it’s noted that the book offers things and ideas to consider for future investments, but acknowledges NOT getting paid or compensated by the companies/technologies written about. There’s also a disclaimer for being careful about investing in any of these, partly because startups can and do fail. As in most every purchase, let the buyer beware.
The author explains why some companies who raise lots of money for eventual start ups can fail. One theory, on page 11 is that the idea a company has might result in an undesirable outcome (Shayor).
Some of the topics mentioned in this book are artificial intelligence, virtual reality, the automotive industry, the internet, neuromorphic computing, technological singularity, brain machine interface, CRISPR, and synthetic biology.
Shayor’s style of writing is very readable, focusing on just the right amount of technological terms, and taking the time to explain them. Active virtual reality, talked about on page 20, details how companies can use this technology to better enhance customer experience and help buyers design graphics for a car. Shayor also provides vivid examples of how certain technologies work, and what a person might experience while using them.
Shayor paints a very positive look at the future. However, as with so many things, moderation is key. On page 37, Shayor warns about virtual reality:
Social media professional believe that peer pressure
was one of the reasons for young people to join the
platform [Instagram], followed by connectivity and
curiosity. This problem would be exponential
when VR goes fully mainstream. While this
massive hit of dopamine is exceptionally satisfactory,
many psychological experts are already
raising awareness of how harmful and demoralizing
this addiction would be in the future. Adding
virtual reality would be having Facebook on steroids. (36, 37)
The section on artificial intelligence is astonishing. It is fascinating to discover how Google “learned’ from millions of users. There’s also a collage of photos of people …who don’t exist. Technology allowed computers to generate random people of all ages.
What I found truly astonishing (most of the book is astonishing, actually) is the segment about “Sophia”, a robot. She was even granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia (Shayor, 128). Those in fear of a robot uprising might want to skip this chapter.
CRISPR technology gets a good examination in this book, with both the good and bad sides noted.
The conclusion presents some hard truths: “Science isn’t good or evil—it’s the way we humans exploit and make use of it. if we can already portray a picture of an actual simulation of artificial brain before 2025, then robot receptionists, driverless cars and fully-automated smart cities are just a decade away” (Shayor, 226). However, there are many positive aspects to increased technology, one of which is how amazing humans are that they can come up with mind-blowing innovation.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think I’ve learned more about computer technology by reading this book than any class I ever took on the subject. The illustrations are professional photographs, and there is an index as well as a list of abbrevations, which are explained.
I highly recommend this book, which the author considers a reading level of grade 12 and higher. to anyone interested in how technology will shape our world in the future. This book educated me in a way I never expected to. The conversational, casual tone will hook you—this is no dry academic tome. If you want to have hope for a brighter future, give this book a shot.
To Farabi Shayor’s credit, it’s noted that the book offers things and ideas to consider for future investments, but acknowledges NOT getting paid or compensated by the companies/technologies written about. There’s also a disclaimer for being careful about investing in any of these, partly because startups can and do fail. As in most every purchase, let the buyer beware.
The author explains why some companies who raise lots of money for eventual start ups can fail. One theory, on page 11 is that the idea a company has might result in an undesirable outcome (Shayor).
Some of the topics mentioned in this book are artificial intelligence, virtual reality, the automotive industry, the internet, neuromorphic computing, technological singularity, brain machine interface, CRISPR, and synthetic biology.
Shayor’s style of writing is very readable, focusing on just the right amount of technological terms, and taking the time to explain them. Active virtual reality, talked about on page 20, details how companies can use this technology to better enhance customer experience and help buyers design graphics for a car. Shayor also provides vivid examples of how certain technologies work, and what a person might experience while using them.
Shayor paints a very positive look at the future. However, as with so many things, moderation is key. On page 37, Shayor warns about virtual reality:
Social media professional believe that peer pressure
was one of the reasons for young people to join the
platform [Instagram], followed by connectivity and
curiosity. This problem would be exponential
when VR goes fully mainstream. While this
massive hit of dopamine is exceptionally satisfactory,
many psychological experts are already
raising awareness of how harmful and demoralizing
this addiction would be in the future. Adding
virtual reality would be having Facebook on steroids. (36, 37)
The section on artificial intelligence is astonishing. It is fascinating to discover how Google “learned’ from millions of users. There’s also a collage of photos of people …who don’t exist. Technology allowed computers to generate random people of all ages.
What I found truly astonishing (most of the book is astonishing, actually) is the segment about “Sophia”, a robot. She was even granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia (Shayor, 128). Those in fear of a robot uprising might want to skip this chapter.
CRISPR technology gets a good examination in this book, with both the good and bad sides noted.
The conclusion presents some hard truths: “Science isn’t good or evil—it’s the way we humans exploit and make use of it. if we can already portray a picture of an actual simulation of artificial brain before 2025, then robot receptionists, driverless cars and fully-automated smart cities are just a decade away” (Shayor, 226). However, there are many positive aspects to increased technology, one of which is how amazing humans are that they can come up with mind-blowing innovation.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think I’ve learned more about computer technology by reading this book than any class I ever took on the subject. The illustrations are professional photographs, and there is an index as well as a list of abbrevations, which are explained.
I highly recommend this book, which the author considers a reading level of grade 12 and higher. to anyone interested in how technology will shape our world in the future. This book educated me in a way I never expected to. The conversational, casual tone will hook you—this is no dry academic tome. If you want to have hope for a brighter future, give this book a shot.
May 17, 2020
OMG, this book was so mind-wrecking!!
Using DNA as microSD card, designing babies, testing covid-19 at home and what not. Did you know why and how captcha was designed? Its more than just security. You are feeding Google's Ai all these information. If you are into latest techs, you gotta read this. Kudos to the writer for using such simple language to describe all these complex issues.
Using DNA as microSD card, designing babies, testing covid-19 at home and what not. Did you know why and how captcha was designed? Its more than just security. You are feeding Google's Ai all these information. If you are into latest techs, you gotta read this. Kudos to the writer for using such simple language to describe all these complex issues.
May 20, 2020
Getting bored in this quarantine? Want to learn something effective? Want to know how technologies evolved and how these things work? this book covers technological events and materials that will change our life in such way that you will be amazed. The hype around this book is unquestionable. The writer has tried to make us realized about the impact of artificial intelligence in our life and future. Almost 90% of the information the book has were unknown to me before. Find out the amazing world of technology and the people behind this. Get this book as soon as possible.
May 17, 2020
Excellent in-depth coverage of technological disruptions that will change everything we know. As an engineer, I work with new ideas and concepts that takes a lot of time and effort. The author has made a substantial amount of effort into this book - past lessons to prevent the demise of humanity when artificial intelligence and genome engineering starts to take over everything. I didn't know how much I could possibly relate to this book until I read it. If you know about Google, Tesla, care about the future of this planet, want to know about ideas that will change your life, then this is a good read.
May 17, 2020
A very good book. As an engineering student I am very much interested in upcoming technologies for my future career. Getting a brief idea about emerging science and possible inventions.
May 18, 2020
Enjoying the book very much. Very informative and a must read.
March 31, 2021
Great content.
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