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24 alternatives to Metaskills

Five Talents for the Robotic Age

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Metaskills launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Life 3.0▲92

   Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Designing Bots▲13

   Creating Conversational Experiences

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shelf Joy▲126

   A Facebook bot to deliver hand-curated book suggestions

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Art of Learning▲91

   An inner journey to optimal performance

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Rex▲57

   The brain for robots

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   jasper▲96

   The Future of writing

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Sketchbook Project▲87

   A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tools for Thought▲69

   The history and future of mind-expanding technology

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tio▲81

   Robotic building blocks for ages 5 and up

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61

    How to harness the collective genius of the people

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ELLI•Q▲111

    A robotic companion for the elderly

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SwapBots▲77

    Augmented reality toys for creative play

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Design for Humanity▲74

    The past, present, and future of anthropomorphic design

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16RI
    Robotopia – Introducing kids to coding with tiny virtual robots▲133

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Riffle's Book Expert▲79

    Inspired book suggestions from real experts, not algorithms.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream▲66

    How to predict the future of technology.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Machine Learning▲77

    A visual guide for beginners

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    On Intelligence▲12

    The real future of artificial intelligence

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Rise of the Robots▲12

    Technology and the threat of a jobless future

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Algorithms to Live By▲75

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →