Sapiens’ Last Voyage in the Age of the AI Revolution=By Kim Do-yeol, Cheongnyeon Seogwan.
The book reviews major technological upheavals from the 18th-century first Industrial Revolution to today’s AI revolution, tracing in chronological order the fear and resistance people have repeatedly shown when confronted with new technology. Organized in four parts, it frames the central question facing humanity in the AI era — “how” to respond — through a narrative history.
Kim argues that today’s anxiety about AI is not new. He points to 1825, when the arrival of the steam locomotive helped open the way to mass production and fueled conflict and backlash, including the collapse of some craft labor and the Luddite movement.
He writes that those who opened new eras did not ignore technology or follow it blindly; they sought to understand it and use it proactively to ride out sweeping change. The book says the AI era is no different, urging readers to face fear without being ruled by it.
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