{"product_id":"what-should-my-children-do-isbn-9798217061716","title":"What Should My Children Do?","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eGrowth\u003c\/i\u003e, one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2024, a guide for helping the next generation through an educational world, and a job market, forever changed by AI – as well as for anyone navigating the upheaval in today’s workplace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe live at an extraordinary technological moment. Every day, it seems, we hear about machines taking on tasks that we thought only human beings alone would ever do: making medical diagnoses and composing jokes, drafting legal arguments and designing beautiful buildings, writing lines of code and even forming relationships. The leaders of the largest AI companies now claim that, within a few years, we will build an AI that can outperform us at every task that we do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the last fifteen years, Prof. Daniel Susskind has been exploring the impact of technology on work. Recent developments in AI – ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok – are astonishing, but also best thought of as a remarkable new chapter in this far longer story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill, the most common question people have remains–what should my children do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Should my Children Do? \u003c\/i\u003eis an optimistic and hopeful guide for parents thinking about how to help their families flourish in this age of astonishing labor market shifts. It is also for anyone thinking about their career, asking how to navigate the turmoil that is underway in the working world, as well as for business and political leaders navigating the same upheaval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his deep knowledge of AI and how the world of work is changing, Prof. Susskind offers an evidence-based look at the problem and a practical path forward.\u003cb\u003eIn WHAT SHOULD MY CHILDREN DO? Daniel Susskind will teach you how to:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHelp your child double down on the basics (literacy and numeracy)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAdvocate for both AI-inclusive and AI-free assessments in your child’s schools to give the next generation a holistic education.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonalize your child’s learning experience with AI tutors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrain your child’s attention as a skill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild up your child’s resilience to distraction through mindful technology use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeach children to devote their lives to meaningful problems, rather than prestigious labels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify thrilling, high-opportunity career opportunities for your child.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage expectations for your child’s future if AGI fundamentally changes our society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop flexible skills that will help you and your child flourish in any AI-powered version of the future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for GROWTH:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This well-written, thought-provoking book is essential reading.” \u003cb\u003e—Daron Acemoglu, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Susskind's study is a tour de force.” \u003cb\u003e—Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Daniel Susskind writes with verve, style and conviction about one of the most important issues of our age” \u003cb\u003e—Rory Stewart, former Secretary of State for International Development in the United Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a wonderfully elegant and authoritative explanation-cum-manifesto for what is perhaps the most important economic issue facing us today - the mystery of economic growth and what we need to do to solve it.” \u003cb\u003e—Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist and Executive Director of Monetary Analysis and Statistics at the Bank of England and one of \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 most influential people in 2014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Clear and sensible… Growth succeeds smartly as a history of thought” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e―Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for A WORLD WITHOUT WORK\u003ci\u003e:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the FT \u0026amp; McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2020 * A \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Business Books of the Year 2020 * The \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e of London Best Business Books of the Year 2020 * The \u003ci\u003eFT\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling ... Thought-provoking ... Should be required reading for any presidential candidate thinking about the economy of the future.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e―New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent and timely piece of analysis ... A book of immense importance that demands to be taken very seriously by No. 10, and by anyone who cares about the future of our country and world.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e―New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating book about a vitally important topic - and he writes with such elegance that you don't even notice how much you're learning. Elegant, original and compelling.” —\u003cb\u003eTim Harford, author of \u003ci\u003eFifty Things That Made The Modern Economy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A superb and sophisticated contribution to the debate over work in the age of artificial intelligence.” —\u003cb\u003eJeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Economics at Columbia University, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Daniel Susskind\u003c\/b\u003e is the Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business at Gresham College. He is also a Research Professor at King’s College London, a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University, and a Digital Fellow at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eGrowth: A Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, was chosen by President Obama as one of his \"Favorite Books of 2024\" and was a runner-up for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eA World Without Work\u003c\/i\u003e, a runner-up for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2020, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Professions.\u003c\/i\u003e His TED Talk on the future of work has been viewed more than 1.7 million times. 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