Robots and Industrialization in Developing Countries
By: UNICTAD OCTOBER 2016 Industrialization has historically been synonymous with development, while deindustrialization is a well-established trend in mature developed economies as they move towards services-based economies. Yet recent trends show that many developing countries – especially in Africa and Latin America – have witnessed their shares of manufacturing employment and output shrinking long before […]
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
By: Executive Office of the PresidentNational Science and Technology CouncilCommittee on Technology October 2016 Dear colleagues: Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology have opened up new markets and new opportunities for progress in critical areas such as health, education, energy,and the environment. In recent years, machines have surpassed humans in the performance of certain specific […]
Robots will eliminate 6% of all US jobs by 2021, report says
By: Olivia Solon September 14, 2016 By 2021, robots will have eliminated 6% of all jobs in the US, starting with customer service representatives and eventually truck and taxi drivers. That’s just one cheery takeaway from a report released by market research company Forrester this week. These robots, or intelligent agents, represent a set of […]
Robots will steal your job: How AI could increase unemployment and inequality
By: Business Insider February 15, 2016 The future is supposed to be a glorious place where robot butlers cater to our every need and the four-hour work day is a reality. But the true picture could be much bleaker. Top computer scientists in the US warned over the weekend that the rise of artificial intelligence […]
Robots will take your job. Yes you with the university degree. For real. It’s going to happen
By: Alexander Panette August 09, 2015 WASHINGTON — A wrecking ball is coming for the labour market, analysts warn. As computer-processing power doubles each year and machines learn from their mistakes, sources say the upcoming federal budget will examine the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt — industries, politics, and entire societies. It’s been mostly […]
After Robots Take Our Jobs, This Is What the Economy Will Look Like
By: Jack Smith IV June 10, 2015 Imagine a world where robots perform the vast majority of our jobs. Food is factory-farmed by automated machines and delivered to us by fleets of drones and self-driving trucks. Our houses are built by giant, roving 3-D printers. We’re free to simply pursue our passions and explore. Now […]
Why work more? We should be working less for a better quality of life
By: David Spencer February 14, 2014 The focus of conventional employment policy is on creating “more work”. People without work and in receipt of benefits are viewed as a drain on the state and in need of assistance or direct coercion to get them into work. There is the belief that work is the best […]