Redesigning Life with Automation: Redefining Work, Rethinking Time, and Restructuring Consumption

by Mukesh Borar

Automation is a positive phenomenon that is destined to change our lives. Powered by technologies like artificial intelligence, IoT, digitization and robotics – automation is set to lead us to an era of massive auto-generated wealth. However, on the way, there will also be several economic and environmental crises, which would demand new solutions, policies and ways of life.

‘Redesigning Life with Automation’ aims to define these solutions by taking a systemic view of the automation phenomenon. The book expounds the counter-intuitive idea that proactive reduction of conventional jobs is the best strategy to address the impending crises. It describes how automation can be leveraged to reverse the environmental degradation.

This book views automation as a great opportunity. It presents the designs to use automation for achieving the freedom of time, without compromising on standards of living. It lays out a roadmap to reclaim life from work and the environment from economics.

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Some quotes from the book:
“Creating wealth for society is no longer the preserve of human workforce.”
“Soon, it will not be possible to fix the economy by compromising on the environment.”
“Time is the real currency of life. Converting it first into money is sub-optimal.”

Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

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Reviews

[Deep · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thought provoking book. Good commentary on how we reached here and where we are headed with recent technological developments in AI and Automation. But it remains to be seen if resource neutral economic activity is something humans will be able to achieve in time to prevent irreversible environmental degradation which, like automation, also has potential to become exponential.