The underlying reason behind Malaysia’s vulnerability to a halt in production — via measures such as the Movement Control Order — is because large chunks of its jobs do not lend themselves to the possibility of working from home.
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The underlying reason behind Malaysia’s vulnerability to a halt in production — via measures such as the Movement Control Order — is because large chunks of its jobs do not lend themselves to the possibility of working from home.
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.
Are we prepared to handle the inevitable social fallout from greater automation, as well as the difficult decisions arising from creative destruction?
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?
Understanding the greater complexity of the gender wage gap requires delving a lot deeper than simply referring to just one statistic.
In the Indian public sphere, two highly-respected Indian economists, Amartya Sen and Jagdish Bhagwati, have launched into a fascinating debate on the appropriate path for India’s development.