Gamechanger AI: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our World

Preface......Page 5
Acknowledgement......Page 9
Contents......Page 10
1: It’s All About Us......Page 12
AI Is a Gamechanger......Page 13
The Age of Digital Transformation Has Begun......Page 17
2: The Objects of This World Become Intelligent......Page 19
Digital Companions......Page 20
Useful and Indispensable......Page 21
And What About Data Privacy?......Page 23
A Paperback Encyclopedia Is Outdated Technology......Page 24
Working in the Digital Age......Page 25
Artificial Intelligence Is a Fundamental Gamechanger......Page 27
3: How Did Artificial Intelligence Come into Being and Where Do We Stand Today?......Page 30
The Story of Inventions......Page 31
Self-Learning Machines......Page 32
Democratic Machine Control......Page 35
Quality Progress in Production......Page 37
Robotic Teamwork......Page 38
4: Can Machines Have Their Own Consciousness?......Page 42
Intelligent Animals......Page 43
Strong Artificial Intelligence......Page 44
Machines with Ego-Consciousness?......Page 46
Pedagogical Procedures of AI......Page 47
What’s Next?......Page 48
Global and Local at the Same Time......Page 51
Homo Zappiens at School......Page 54
New Expectations Towards the Employer......Page 55
Parallel Worlds......Page 56
Communication with Images, Icons, and Emojis......Page 57
Warning......Page 59
6: The Inverse Gutenberg Revolution......Page 61
Social Bots......Page 62
A Transparent Society......Page 64
Ethical Boundaries......Page 65
7: The Age of Hybrid Intelligence......Page 69
Technology–Organization–People......Page 70
Driverless Trucks: Why Is It Taking So Long?......Page 71
Added Value of the Man–Machine Interaction......Page 73
Shadow Economy......Page 75
8: The Digital System Landscape......Page 79
Augmented Reality, Blockchain, Bitcoins, and Voice Machines......Page 80
Wires, Cables, Radio Masts, and Satellites......Page 82
Security and Privacy?......Page 83
The Emerging Second Internet......Page 84
Digital Platforms......Page 85
9: On the Way to New Business Models......Page 87
New Business Models for Taxis and Hotels......Page 88
Traditional Business on New Paths......Page 89
Outsiders Penetrate Traditional Industries......Page 90
Frontrunner in the Machinery and Plant Industry......Page 91
Areas of Tension......Page 93
But What Happens to the Workplaces?......Page 96
11: Everything Is Linked to Everything and Becomes Transparent......Page 99
AI Is Used Everywhere in the Product Development Process......Page 100
Logistics as a Service......Page 103
Smartphones Are Becoming Hotspots in the Service Industry......Page 104
12: The Ethical and Legal Implications......Page 107
The Machine Becomes a Legal Entity......Page 108
What Ethical Standards Do We Want?......Page 110
13: Guidelines for the Necessary Redesign of Our Regulatory Systems in Industry and Society......Page 114
The Power of Shaping the Future......Page 115
The Value of Trust......Page 119
The Value of Agility......Page 120
The Value of Mindfulness......Page 122
Integrated Design of Core Processes......Page 123
14: Epilogue: Does Artificial Intelligence Make God Redundant?......Page 125
About the Author......Page 128
Bibliography......Page 130
Index......Page 133