A stark warning from a Silicon Valley entrepreneur about what we must do to keep an automated economy from being a massively unjust one Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to making "good jobs" obsolete: many paralegals, physicians, and even—ironically—computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots. As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer jobs will be necessary. Unless we radically reassess the fundamentals of how our economy and politics work, this transition could create massive unemployment and inequality as well as the implosion of the economy itself. In Rise of the Robots, Martin Ford offers both an exploration of this new technology and a call to arms to face its implications. A successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Ford himself has played an integral role in creating the automated future he describes. His warning rings clearly: robots are coming, and we must decide—now—whether the future will see prosperity or catastrophe.