Gerd Leonhard (2020). Technology vs Humanity: The Coming Clash Between Man and Machine

Technological developments have emerged because of significant historical advancements, with a philosophical dimension of thought consistently present in the background. The rapid and exponential progression of these developments poses challenges in keeping track of them. In this context, Gerd Leonhard’s “Technology vs Humanity: The coming clash between man and machine” addresses the issue of the relationship between humanity and technology. The book is divided into 12 chapters, with the first addressing the future, the second discussing humanity’s position in relation to technological development, the third discussing the age of mega-transformations, and the fourth addressing the automation society. The subsequent chapters explore the unmanned internet (chapter five), digitalization as a fascinating and maddening development (chapter six), digital obesity (chapter seven), a proactive approach to precaution (chapter eight), the removal of coincidences from happiness (chapter nine), and digital ethics (chapter ten). The final chapter, twelve, concludes the book by addressing the concept of decision-making time.