The Technology Trap by Carl Benedikt Frey Summary
Overview of The Technology Trap
In "The Technology Trap," Oxford economist Frey reveals how automation creates winners and losers throughout history. Named Financial Times Best Book, it explains why robot taxes gained traction and why Niall Ferguson calls it "vital" for understanding our AI-driven future.
Similar books to The Technology Trap
通过作者的声音感受这本书
将知识转化为引人入胜、富含实例的见解
快速捕捉核心观点，高效学习
以有趣互动的方式享受这本书
核心要点
The Technological Pendulum: Progress and Peril Through History
In 1811, desperate British textile workers stormed factories under cover of darkness, hammers in hand, destroying the mechanical looms threatening their livelihoods. These "Luddites" weren't mindless technophobes but skilled craftsmen facing economic extinction. Their fears echo in our modern anxiety about artificial intelligence and automation. Throughout human history, technological progress has created both winners and losers - a pattern that continues to shape our economic and political landscape today. When new technologies replace human labor rather than enhance it, they trigger resistance from those whose livelihoods are threatened. This fundamental tension between technological progress and human welfare lies at the heart of our economic history and future. For millennia, humanity was caught in what Carl Benedikt Frey calls a "technology trap" - a pattern where labor-replacing innovations faced fierce resistance from workers and elites alike. When Roman Emperor Vespasian rejected a labor-saving device for transporting columns, declaring, "How will it be possible for me to feed the populace?", he recognized that technological unemployment could trigger social unrest threatening his rule. Queen Elizabeth I denied a patent to William Lee's knitting machine in 1589, fearing it would create beggars of her subjects. In Germany, automatic looms were prohibited for decades.
The Industrial Revolution: From Bitter Beginnings to Golden Age
The Transformation of Work and Daily Life
The Computer Revolution and Middle-Class Decline
Geographic Fault Lines and Community Impact
Political Fractures in an Unequal Economy
Breaking the Technology Trap: Solutions for Shared Progress
快速摘要模式 - 9分钟阅读或收听《The Technology Trap》摘要
将《The Technology Trap》的核心观点拆解为易于理解的要点，了解创新团队如何创造、协作和成长。
闪卡模式 - 《The Technology Trap》精华：10条核心见解
将《The Technology Trap》提炼为快速记忆要点，突出坦诚、团队合作和创造力的关键原则。
趣味模式 - 《The Technology Trap》的启示 - 28分钟故事
通过生动的故事体验《The Technology Trap》，将创新经验转化为令人难忘且可应用的精彩时刻。
个性化模式 - 0分钟阅读或收听《The Technology Trap》摘要
随心提问，选择声音，共同创造真正与你产生共鸣的见解。
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
免费获取《The Technology Trap》摘要的 PDF 或 EPUB 版本。可打印或随时离线阅读。