{"product_id":"the-age-of-intelligence-how-ai-will-transform-life-in-the-coming-decade-paperback","title":"The Age of Intelligence: How AI Will Transform Life in the Coming Decade - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerard McNamara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AGE OF INTELLIGENCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho will own the infrastructure that runs the world?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtificial intelligence is no longer just a technology story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is becoming the infrastructure of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI already recommends, ranks, approves, denies, predicts, and optimises. It shapes what we see, what we are offered, what we are charged - and increasingly what we are allowed to do next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut if artificial intelligence becomes essential infrastructure: who gets to own it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerard McNamara argues that AI is following the same pattern as every transformative infrastructure before it - railways, electricity, telecommunications, digital platforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA technology emerges. Society becomes dependent. Ownership concentrates. Regulation arrives too late.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is not simply a new generation of tools. It is a shift in power. Decisions once made by people are increasingly shaped by systems most citizens cannot see, understand, or challenge.\u003c\/p\u003eThis book asks the questions that will define the coming decade: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill automation create prosperity - or leave millions with less income, security, and purpose?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho controls the intelligent systems that shape hiring, lending, diagnosis, surveillance, and care?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happens when public services, businesses, and governments rely on algorithms most people cannot see or challenge?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill AI make healthcare, education, transport, and finance fairer - or deepen existing inequalities?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan democratic societies govern AI in the public interest before private control becomes locked in?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross work, healthcare, education, transport, finance, smart cities, public services, privacy, democracy, security, creativity, ageing, and the global economy - this book shows how separate changes are becoming part of one larger shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rise of intelligence as infrastructure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe central question is not only what AI can do. The deeper question is who controls it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is not a dystopian warning. It is not a technology celebration.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a measured, well-researched account of the transformation already underway - and a case that the decisions made in this decade will determine whether AI serves broad public interests or concentrates power in ways that are extraordinarily difficult to reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten for the intelligent general reader. No technical background required.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46598385696965,"sku":"9781919524511","price":29.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/9cOvgE8_m09781919524511.webp?v=1785152175","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-age-of-intelligence-how-ai-will-transform-life-in-the-coming-decade-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}