Sept 28 2017 – Jamie Condliffe – MIT Technology Review
Whatever your take on automation’s impact on labor, we can all surely agree that future work will require, well, future skills.
Electronics Industry Drives 2016 Industrial Robot Sales: IFR
Electronics Industry Drives 2016 Industrial Robot Sales: IFR
Sept 27 2017 – Staff – Reuters
Global sales of industrial robots rose by 16% in 2016 and are expected to rise faster in 2017.
Machine Learning Is Disrupting The Accounting Industry
Sep 27 2017 – Lydia Botha – Medium
Repetitive, manual, and tedious tasks are eliminated from accounting fields as machine learning progresses.
Robots Are Coming for Your Job Sooner Than You Think
Sept 27 2017 – Caroline Thompson – Vice
The widespread economic effects of AI will be felt much sooner than many people realize.
Robot Farmers Have Successfully Planted and Harvested Barley By Themselves
Sept 25 2017 – Dyllan Furness – Digital Trends
Researchers at Harper Adams University and agricultural company Precision Decisions have removed humans from the farm entirely.
In China, Robot Dentists Are Implanting 3-D Printed Teeth
Sept 22 2017 – Jamie Condliffe – MIT Technology Review
A robo-dentist has autonomously implanted two new, 3-D-printed teeth into a woman’s mouth.
Joe Biden Just Chose a Side in the Universal Basic Income Debate
Sept 19 2017 – Karla Lant – Futurism
Former Vice President Joe Biden has just taken a side in the Universal Basic Income debate — and with his take on preparing for the future, he’s betting against some of the biggest innovators in Silicon Valley.
Edged Out By Automation
Sept 18 2017 – Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk – Bangkok Post
The crucial need to upgrade skill sets is sweeping across the region, driven by the adoption of technologies that may leave half of the workforce obsolete.
Robert B. Reich’s 7 Incredibly Clear Economic Fundamentals in Under 90 Seconds
The next time you hear someone say we need to cut taxes on the wealthy and corporations, mention these 7 economic fundamentals. pic.twitter.com/b6yfSBjYZr
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 17, 2017
Sept 17 2017 – Robert B. Reich
This incredibly short and simple explanation of certain basic economic principles really helps us understand why wealth redistribution in the form of universal basic income and other programs like it will actually grow the economy and help the people in the middle and the bottom while also increasing the wealth at the top.
Wages Are Stagnating, Robots Are Taking Our Jobs. This Democrat has a $1.4 Trillion Solution.
Sept 16 2017 – Greg Ferenstein – Vox
The key involves boosting the Earned Income Tax Credit, a quietly potent program.