Driverless pods plot new course to overtake humans
By: Gwyn Topham April 25, 2017 In a little over two years, a fleet of driverless cars will make its way from Oxford to London, completing the entire journey from start to finish without human intervention, including on urban streets and motorways. Organisers of the government-backed project, announced on Monday, still expect to have a […]
How we’ll face a fundamental threat to the market economy: Martin Ford at TED2017
By: New York Times April 25, 2017 Two hundred years ago, the Luddites rebelled against weaving technology. In 1964, US President Lyndon B. Johnson received “The Triple Revolution” memo that laid out the threat of job displacement due to automation. We’ve been concerned about technology displacing humans for a long time, says futurist Martin Ford. […]