What happens when intelligence is no longer scarce?
How do societies adapt when the assumptions that shaped them change?
For centuries, every institution in modern society has been built on a simple assumption: human intelligence and human labor are limited resources. As AI, digital labor, automation, and humanoid robots become woven into everyday life, they will influence far more than productivity. They will reshape the future of work, business, education, healthcare, transportation, government, financial markets, energy, media and the decisions families make every day.
ADAPT explores what AI means for the future of civilization. With over two decades of experience as an IT Executive and a PhD in Communication, Mary Parkinson examines the questions that will define the coming decades.
Rather than predicting doomsday scenarios or utopian optimism, ADAPT explains the transition already underway. Through history, economics, technology, and real-world stories, it offers a practical framework for understanding change, evaluating competing ideas, and preparing for a world where artificial intelligence becomes as consequential to society as the Industrial Revolution, electricity, and the internet.
Whether you're a business leader, entrepreneur, educator, policymaker, investor, student, or simply wondering how AI will affect your career, your family, or your community, ADAPTprovides a balanced, thought-provoking guide to one of the defining transitions of our lifetime.
Because every civilization is eventually forced to adapt to its most powerful technologies.
The question is whether we are ready.
