Feb 9 2019 – Sigal Samuel – Vox
Receiving a basic income had other great effects on the unemployed.
Finland Gave People Free Money. It Didn’t Help Them Get Jobs — But Does That Matter?
The Case for an Automation-Powered 4-Day Work Week
Feb 1 2019 – Brian Merchant – Gizmodo
If the robots are indeed taking our jobs, shouldn’t we all probably be working less? On Thursday, a proposal backed by eminent British progressives is making the call to transition to a four-day workweek by 2025.
The Future Of Jobs 2018
2018 – World Economic Forum
As technological breakthroughs rapidly shift the frontier between the work tasks performed by humans and those performed by machines and algorithms, global labour markets are likely to undergo major transformations.
Watch Out Workers, Algorithms Are Coming To Replace You – Maybe
Oct 18 2018 – David Kaufman – The New York Times
Recently, author and historian Yuval Noah Harari spoke about the benefits and dangers of A.I. and its potential to upend the ways we live, learn and work. This is that interview.
Japan Is Replacing Its Aging Construction Workers With Robots
Apr 25 2018 – Dan Robitzski – Futurism
Japanese companies are facing a workforce automation problem, though it’s not the kind you’re used to hearing about. These companies need to employ robots to replace the hoards of workers approaching retirement age!
Finland Has Second Thoughts About Giving Money To Jobless People
Apr 24 2018 – Peter S. Goodman – New York Times
For more than a year, Finland has been testing the proposition that the best way to lift economic fortunes may be the simplest: Hand out money without rules or restrictions on how people use it.
Worthy Of Your Time
Apr 11 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
A collection of interesting articles regarding AI and the future robot workforce.
Foxconn Unit to Cut Over 10,000 Jobs As Robotics Take Over
Feb 6 2018 – Cheng Ting-Fang – Nikki Asian Review
Automation is taking out 10,000 jobs in a China manufacturing company.
Alstom Testing Automated Freight Train in The Netherlands
Jan 22 2018 – BBC News
French train engineering giant Alstom is to test automated freight trains in the Netherlands this year.
Minimum Wage Increases Could Speed Up Robot Adoption in the U.K.
Jan 4 2018 – Erin Winick – MIT Technology Review4
British government policies to boost income for poorly paying jobs could actually incentivize firms to automate instead.