Trivergence - Accelerating Innovation With Ai, Blockchain, Internet of Things

A Breakthrough Introduction to The Next Phase of the Digital Age
 
In Trivergence, Bob Tapscott, writer, speaker, complex system designer, and former CIO introduces an exciting new concept in explaining how the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT) will transform business and society. He explains the synergies between these technologies and the disruptive potential that they will offer, as well as the challenges and risks to making it happen. He offers an insightful guide through the difficult decisions that businesses and society must make to thrive in a new era where decisions will be difficult, and uncertainties abound.
 
You'll discover how and why AI's power is now exploding, its growth driven by smarter approaches to neural networks trained on a new hardware architecture that can derive its intelligence from ever more massive datasets. You'll also find:
* Discussions of the multiplicative and exponential power of trivergence on the core technologies discussed in the book
* Explorations of IoT's tendency to bring the physical world to life as it harnesses the capabilities of AI and the blockchain
* How trivergence morphs Big Data into something new he calls "Infinite Data", where thinking machines consider trillions of data points to generate their own content, value, and perspectives without programmed code or human intervention
 
A fresh and innovative guide, rich with case stories, on how the most critical technologies of this new phase in the digital age are combining to drive business transformation, Trivergence will become a critical handbook for forward-looking leaders, and anyone interested in the intersection of cutting-edge tech and business.

List of contents

Foreword vii
 
1 Introduction to the Era of Trivergence 1
 
Welcome to the Trivergence 4
 
A Glimpse of the Chapters Ahead 7
 
The Trivergence Technologies 7
 
Key Enablers of the Era of Trivergence 9
 
Applications and Implications 11
 
2 Artificial Intelligence 17
 
The Evolution of AI 19
 
When Will AI Surpass Human-Level Intelligence? 23
 
How Will AI Transform Society? 28
 
Artificially Intelligent Government 29
 
AI-Powered Transportation 31
 
AI-Enabled Entertainment and the Arts 33
 
3 Animating the Physical World 37
 
A Global Network for Planetary Monitoring and Conservation 39
 
Tackling Deforestation with the IoT 41
 
The IoT and Final Frontier of Ocean Exploration 43
 
The IoT Meets the Urban Environment 45
 
The Robotic Future: From Industrial Automation to Robot Swarms 49
 
Managing the IoT 55
 
4 Blockchain 61
 
How Blockchain Is Powering Transparent Global Supply Chains 64
 
Blockchain for Public Good 68
 
Putting Land Registries on the Blockchain 68
 
Estonia's Blockchain Revolution 69
 
Solving Global Challenges 72
 
The Rise of Web3 73
 
Decentralization 74
 
User Control and Ownership 75
 
Censorship Resistance 76
 
Interoperability 78
 
New Economic Models 79
 
NFTs for Christmas 81
 
The Future of Blockchains 82
 
5 Walking on a Cloud 87
 
The Cloud Was Inevitable 90
 
The Cloud's Big Three 95
 
Cloud Growth Is Explosive 98
 
The Cloud, the Future of Computing, and the Trivergence 100
 
6 Big Data to Infinite Data 105
 
The Explosion of New Data: The Food for AI 108
 
Building the Infrastructure for Infinite Data 110
 
Science's Infinite Data Revolution 113
 
Mapping the Universe 114
 
The Rise of Big Genomics 116
 
Preparing for Infinite Data 117
 
Infinite Data and the Era of Self-Sovereign Identities 119
 
Breaking Free of Our Digital Landlords 121
 
7 The Trivergence in Action 125
 
Trivergence and the Future of Healthcare 126
 
Trivergence and the Future of Agriculture 132
 
Trivergent Food: From the Field to the Supermarket Shelf 133
 
Rise of the Digital Farm: Accelerating Innovation in the Global Food System 137
 
Trivergence and the Future of Transportation 139
 
Get Ready for Trivergence-Driven Disruption 143
 
8 Challenges of the Era of Trivergence 149
 
Technological Challenges 150
 
Data Integrity 150
 
The Trivergence Trilemma 153
 
Interoperability 159
 
Software Limitations and Risks 161
 
Social Challenges 166
 
Speculation and Hype 166
 
Privacy 169
 
Governance 171
 
Access and Inclusivity 173
 
9 The Executive Guide to the Era of Trivergence 177
 
Evaluating Organizational Readiness 178
 
Identify Business Objectives and Opportunities 178
 
Review Existing Infrastructure 179
 
Assess the Digital Skills and Attitudes of Your Workforce 181
 
Deliberating Key Considerations 182
 
Identify Risks and Trade- Offs 182
 
Assess Costs and Resource Requirements 183
 
Evaluate Potential Benefits 183
 
Weigh the Risks Against the Benefits 185
 
Crafting a Trivergence-Focused Business Strategy 187
 
Step 1: Define Phases and Milestones 187
 
Step 2: Allocate Resources and Establish Timelines 188
 
Step 3: Monitor Key Performance Indic

About the author

BOB TAPSCOTT's extensive background as a CIO, a speaker and as a consultant in successfully developing and implementing disruptive strategies from concept through systems design and implementation includes the training, organizational restructuring, and workflow redesign required to deliver, measure and improve overall corporate performance and customer satisfaction. His strong analysis, communication, mathematical, and leadership skills and out of the box thinking have ensured his success as an agent of change for his pedigreed clients. Bob's background in developing and deploying complex systems from nuclear power reactor maintenance to Wall Street derivatives, to flying commercial aircraft by computer has emphasized the prudent mitigation of risk.

Summary

A Breakthrough Introduction to The Next Phase of the Digital Age

In Trivergence, Bob Tapscott, writer, speaker, complex system designer, and former CIO introduces an exciting new concept in explaining how the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT) will transform business and society. He explains the synergies between these technologies and the disruptive potential that they will offer, as well as the challenges and risks to making it happen. He offers an insightful guide through the difficult decisions that businesses and society must make to thrive in a new era where decisions will be difficult, and uncertainties abound.

You'll discover how and why AI's power is now exploding, its growth driven by smarter approaches to neural networks trained on a new hardware architecture that can derive its intelligence from ever more massive datasets. You'll also find:
* Discussions of the multiplicative and exponential power of trivergence on the core technologies discussed in the book
* Explorations of IoT's tendency to bring the physical world to life as it harnesses the capabilities of AI and the blockchain
* How trivergence morphs Big Data into something new he calls "Infinite Data", where thinking machines consider trillions of data points to generate their own content, value, and perspectives without programmed code or human intervention

A fresh and innovative guide, rich with case stories, on how the most critical technologies of this new phase in the digital age are combining to drive business transformation, Trivergence will become a critical handbook for forward-looking leaders, and anyone interested in the intersection of cutting-edge tech and business.

Report

"In Trivergence, Bob Tapscott explains how the convergence of technology will drive innovation and success for the next period in business history. Tapscott has put the human (and the reader) in the center of all of these continuously ground breaking technologies. At the end of the day, it's people working together leveraging this ecosystem of tech, that can create better outcomes for our planet and for us."
--Susan Doniz, Chief Information and Data Analytics Officer, The Boeing Company
 
"Trivergence! Why didn't someone else think of this? This profound new concept, may well find its place in business hall of fame with terms like The Singularity, Cloud Computing, Mass Collaboration, Outsourcing, Wikinomics, and Big Data."
--Hunter Muller, CEO of HMG Strategy and host of the Global Innovation Summit

Product details

• Authors: Bob Tapscott
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2024
• EAN: 9781394226610
• ISBN: 978-1-394-22661-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Business administration, companies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Informatik, Künstliche Intelligenz, KI, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of things, iot, AI, internet der dinge, Blockchain, computer science, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Spezialthemen Informatik, Computer Science Special Topics, Innovations- u. Kreativitätsmanagement, Creativity & Innovation Management