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His research investigates how [[information technology]] changes the way companies perform, organize themselves, and compete. At a higher level, his work also focuses on how computerization affects competition, society, the economy, and the workforce. | His research investigates how [[information technology]] changes the way companies perform, organize themselves, and compete. At a higher level, his work also focuses on how computerization affects competition, society, the economy, and the workforce. | ||
| − | Prior to joining MIT Sloan, McAfee was a professor at [[Harvard Business School]]. He has also | + | Prior to joining MIT Sloan, McAfee was a professor at [[Harvard Business School]]. He has was also a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at [[Harvard Law School]]. McAfee received his doctorate from [[Harvard Business School]], and completed two Master of Science and two Bachelor of Science degrees at [[MIT]]. He speaks frequently to both academic and industry audiences, and has taught in executive education programs around the world.<ref>https://ide.mit.edu/people/andrew-mcafee/</ref> |
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| − | His 2014 book ''The Second Machine Age'', co-authored with [[Erik Brynjolfsson]] proposes that the global economy is on the cusp of a dramatic growth spurt driven by smart machines that finally take full advantage of advances in computer processing, [[artificial intelligence]], networked communication and the [[ | + | His 2014 book ''The Second Machine Age'', co-authored with [[Erik Brynjolfsson]] proposes that the global economy is on the cusp of a dramatic growth spurt driven by smart machines that finally take full advantage of advances in computer processing, [[artificial intelligence]], networked communication and the [[digitalisation]] of just about everything.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/review-the-second-machine-age-by-erik-brynjolfsson-and-andrew-mcafee/2014/01/17/ace0611a-718c-11e3-8b3f-b1666705ca3b_story.html</ref> |
His book ''More from Less'' (2019) makes the "provocative and counterintuitive argument" that two of the most important forces responsible for the change are [[capitalism]] and technological progress. In the past this combination caused us to take more and more from the planet over time. Now, it’s letting us get more from less...Quite literally, these inventions have changed the world. They’ve provided the opportunity to save on resources, while capitalism has provided the motive."<ref>https://andrewmcafee.org/more-from-less/overivew</ref> | His book ''More from Less'' (2019) makes the "provocative and counterintuitive argument" that two of the most important forces responsible for the change are [[capitalism]] and technological progress. In the past this combination caused us to take more and more from the planet over time. Now, it’s letting us get more from less...Quite literally, these inventions have changed the world. They’ve provided the opportunity to save on resources, while capitalism has provided the motive."<ref>https://andrewmcafee.org/more-from-less/overivew</ref> | ||
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 Andrew McAfee      (academic) | |
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| Born | Andrew Paul McAfee 1967 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | MIT, Harvard |
| Interests | digitalisation |
Principal research scientist at MIT, techno-optimist | |
Andrew Paul McAfee [1] a principal research scientist at MIT, is cofounder and codirector of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy[2] at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
His research investigates how information technology changes the way companies perform, organize themselves, and compete. At a higher level, his work also focuses on how computerization affects competition, society, the economy, and the workforce.
Prior to joining MIT Sloan, McAfee was a professor at Harvard Business School. He has was also a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. McAfee received his doctorate from Harvard Business School, and completed two Master of Science and two Bachelor of Science degrees at MIT. He speaks frequently to both academic and industry audiences, and has taught in executive education programs around the world.[3]
Works
His 2014 book The Second Machine Age, co-authored with Erik Brynjolfsson proposes that the global economy is on the cusp of a dramatic growth spurt driven by smart machines that finally take full advantage of advances in computer processing, artificial intelligence, networked communication and the digitalisation of just about everything.[4]
His book More from Less (2019) makes the "provocative and counterintuitive argument" that two of the most important forces responsible for the change are capitalism and technological progress. In the past this combination caused us to take more and more from the planet over time. Now, it’s letting us get more from less...Quite literally, these inventions have changed the world. They’ve provided the opportunity to save on resources, while capitalism has provided the motive."[5]
People will continue to be critically important in the improved health care delivery systems of the future, but not always in the same roles as today. Emotionally and socially astute care coordinators, rather than brilliant diagnosticians and other HiPPOs, might move to center stage. Earlier, we told the old joke about the two employees—person and dog—in the factory of the future. We suggest a slight tweak for health care: the medical office of the future might employ an artificial intelligence, a person, and a dog. The AI’s job will be to diagnose the patient, the person’s job will be to understand and communicate the diagnosis, and to coach the patient through treatment, and the dog’s job will be to bite the person if the person tries to second-guess the artificial intelligence.[6]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership." |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | "The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one." |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2022 | 22 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 1912 guests in Davos |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2023 | 16 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" |
References
- ↑ http://www.politico.com/magazine/politico50/2014/erik-brynjolfsson-50.html
- ↑ http://www.mitcio.com/andrew-mcafee-sb-‘88-sm-‘90-mit-initiative-digital-economy
- ↑ https://ide.mit.edu/people/andrew-mcafee/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/review-the-second-machine-age-by-erik-brynjolfsson-and-andrew-mcafee/2014/01/17/ace0611a-718c-11e3-8b3f-b1666705ca3b_story.html
- ↑ https://andrewmcafee.org/more-from-less/overivew
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/52832577-machine-platform-crowd-harnessing-our-digital-future
