Summary of The Industries of the Future: by Alec Ross | Includes Analysis

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Summary of The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross | Includes Analysis

 

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The Industries of the Future provides an insider’s perspective on emerging digital industries. Many of these emerging technologies, including robotics, genomics, the codification of money

• Language: English
• Publisher: Instaread, Inc
• Release date: May 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781683780656

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Overview

The Industries of the Future provides an insider’s perspective on emerging digital industries. Many of these emerging technologies, including robotics, genomics, the codification of money into currencies such as Bitcoin, and the development of Big Data analytics, were once considered science fiction. These technological changes build upon the proliferation of personal computers and telecommunications technology in the late twentieth century. Many of these changes, such as enhanced robotics, will begin altering American lifestyles by the end of the next decade. The economic potential of these industries is such that genomics alone is projected to grow to become an industry that rivals the internet in terms of economic impact. The industries of the future will also present new and unique challenges for cybersecurity.

The era of globalization, brought on by the end of the Cold War and the liberalization of the Indian and Chinese economies, resulted in the loss of many industrial jobs in places such as Appalachia and the Rust Belt. Manufacturing relocated to places with less expensive labor costs than the United States. Now, more disruptive changes are on the near horizon due to the emergence of the new digital industries. These new industries will continue