Mrtn Frd s n mrcn ftrst nd thr fcsng n rtfcl ntllgnc nd rbtcs, nd th mpct f ths tchnlgs n th jb mrkt, cnmy nd scty.
H hs wrttn fr bks n tchnlgy. Hs 2015 bk, Rs f th Rbts: Tchnlgy nd th Thrt f Jblss Ftr, ws Nw Yrk Tms bstsllr nd wn th £30,000 Fnncl Tms nd McKnsy Bsnss Bk f th Yr wrd.
n Frd's mst rcnt bk, Rl f th Rbts: Hw rtfcl ntllgnc Wll Trnsfrm vrythng (2021), h rgs tht s systmc, gnrl-prps tchnlgy tht wll ltmtly cmpr t lctrcty n trms f ts mpct n th cnmy nd scty. Frd rgs tht wll b n f hmnty's mst cnsqntl tchnlgs, trnsfrmng vrtlly vry ndstry nd spct f cvlztn, nd tht t wll b crtcl drvr f ncrsd nnvtn nd crtvty tht wll ld t ftr dvncs crss brd rng f flds n scnc, ngnrng nd mdcn.
Frd's prvs bk, rchtcts f ntllgnc: Th Trth bt frm th Ppl Bldng t (2018) cnssts f cnvrstns wth th mst prmnnt rsrch scntsts nd ntrprnrs wrkng n th fld f rtfcl ntllgnc, ncldng Dms Hssbs, Gffry Hntn, Ry Krzwl, Ynn LCn, Ysh Bng, Nck Bstrm, F-F L, Rdny Brks, ndrw Ng, Strt J. Rssll nd mny thrs. Th cnvrstns rcrdd n th bk dlv nt th ftr f rtfcl ntllgnc, th pth t hmn-lvl (r rtfcl gnrl ntllgnc), nd th rsks ssctd wth prgrss n .
Hs frst bk, Th Lghts n th Tnnl: tmtn, cclrtng Tchnlgy nd th cnmy f th Ftr (2009) ls dlt wth th ffcts f tmtn rsltng frm dvncs n rtfcl ntllgnc, nd th ptntl fr strctrl nmplymnt nd drmtclly ncrsng nqlty.
Frd rnd BS n cmptr ngnrng, mgn cm ld, frm th nvrsty f Mchgn, nn rbr, nd grdt bsnss dgr frm th CL ndrsn Schl f Mngmnt.