AUTOMATION THAT DISRUPTS EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING BOOST IN PRODUCTIVITY ARE LABELED AS ‘SO-SO’ TECHNOLOGIES. AS WE CONSIDER WHAT FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY WE WANT TO SUPPORT AND PUSH FOR, WE NEED TO BE MORE NUANCED.
All in automation
AUTOMATION THAT DISRUPTS EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING BOOST IN PRODUCTIVITY ARE LABELED AS ‘SO-SO’ TECHNOLOGIES. AS WE CONSIDER WHAT FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY WE WANT TO SUPPORT AND PUSH FOR, WE NEED TO BE MORE NUANCED.
We can presume that as machine intelligence continues to grow exponentially, especially when it can learn on its own, the threat of machines to human jobs is more and more imminent.
A world without unemployment is not as radical as we might think. A policy is already in the works to enable such a world, breaking the link between jobs and livelihood.
I am a big believer that technology – especially machine learning and artificial intelligence – will make this future a reality. Against this backdrop, how should we move forward?