DANCING WITH ROBOTS by Bill Bishop offers "The 29 Strategies for Success in the Age of AI and Automation." Bishop, a Canadian entrepreneur and futurist, argues that machine learning algorithms, automation, and artificial intelligence are increasingly important and pervasive elements and that it is essential that humans develop and hone effective interactions. Basically, he writes, "We won't be able to beat them, and we can't ignore them. We need to learn how to embrace and dance gracefully with them." Generally optimistic about humans'competitive edge, he summarizes "Five Human Superpowers: embodied pattern recognition, unbridled curiosity, purpose-driven ideation, ethical framing, and metaphoric communication." Next, he outlines strategies such as Ask Purpose-Driven Questions or Facilitate Flow or Connect with Nature. These ideas challenge our fundamental assumptions, moving from "an economy predicated on assembly lines and assembly-line thinking to an economy structured as a network... of relationships mediated by technology." As a result, Bishop contends that we need new skills, attitudes, and ways of being. While these strategies may not be original, they clearly have profound implications for what and how we teach in an effort to prepare students for the future. I look forward to discussing this accessible text with others.

If you are looking for a techie book fully focused on technology and description of its advancements, this one is not the book you are looking for. If you are interested about philosophical aspects of futuristic thinking on what is going to happen when Artificial intelligence and robots will drive our lives and business, this book is still a different one. This book is a bit of everything: futuristic thoughts on what the future has for us when technology will advance, accompanied by some interesting stories from author's life; thinking and reflecting on big corporations who dominate the market and how they got there and much more. The most value you will find in the strategies presented in the book because they shape the path on how to deal with technology advancements.

The book provides interesting insights and philosophies in dealing with automation and robotics. However, they book is a compilation of individual observations written in individual essays that are loosely if at all connected. The lack of a red-line connecting the stories make it hard at the end to remember the essence of the book. While the content is great, the weaving pattern of the book diminishes the value of the content.