The Cognocratic Society
Artificial intelligence is changing the world – but what does it really mean?
Job losses, automation, new technologies: We hear about AI and its effects almost every day. But few realize that it is about far more than the loss of individual professions. What will happen to a society that hands over thinking to machines?
The cognocratic society shows how value creation and the power of interpretation in our society are shifting – away from humans and towards machines.
A wake-up call for anyone who wants to understand what this change is doing to our psyche, economy and culture. And an appeal to not only observe this upheaval, but to actively help shape it – as long as we can still think about it ourselves.
A book for people who not only want to know what is coming – but who we still want to be in it.
Website: cognocracy.com
What is cognocracy?
The term refers to a form of society in which human thinking is no longer at the center of decision-making, value creation and control – but rather outsourced, machine cognition.
What used to be the preserve of humans – judging, analyzing, prioritizing, finding creative solutions – is increasingly being taken over by systems that are faster, more scalable and statistically more precise than their human creators. Machines recognize patterns, make predictions, influence behaviour – and thus help shape the foundations of our coexistence in real time.
The term cognocrat is deliberately ambiguous: it describes a dominance of thinking – but this thinking is no longer organic, no longer emotional, no longer intuitive. It is data-driven, model-based, external. In a cognocratic society, people live in decision-making spaces co-designed by machines – often without realizing it. They act in digital behavioral spaces that react to them, direct them – and at the same time are beyond their control.
What remains of people when they no longer think – but are thought? And how can they regain their ability to act socially – if they have to think to do so?
About the book
The cognocratic society – How we are being transformed by AI
This book analyzes the profound changes that artificial intelligence is bringing about in our society. It sheds light on how AI not only influences work processes, but also our self-image and social structures. At the same time, it offers solutions for a new social model that meets the challenges of digital transformation.
Who is this book for?
- Decision-makers in business, education, politics and the media
- Innovation and future thinkers
- Anyone who wants to understand and help shape the impact of AI on society and individuals
Why read this book?
- Understanding the social impact of AI
- Insight into a new social model for the digital era
- Impulses for actively shaping our future
