May 3 2018 – Feng Xiang – Washington Post
If AI can rationally allocate resources and fairly share the wealth it creates, a successful planned economy could be achievable.
AI Will Spell The End Of Capitalism
We May Not Know When Automation Will Take Over But The Anxiety Is Already Here
Apr 30 2018 – Tonya Riley – Slate
The anticipation of losing your job might be enough to cause health problems.
Robot Port In China To Unload Shipping Containers Without Humans
Apr 26 2018 – Andrew Rosenblum – New Scientist
New ship-to-shore cranes help easily and autonomously unload shipping containers in the harbor.
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.
A Source Of Populism “You Are On Your Own”
Apr 11 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
The new age of automation is almost always discussed as a future problem, but a new report says it’s already the subtext for much of what ails the West, from stuck wages to populist politics.
1 Big Thing: Amazon Isn’t Retails Vanguard
Apr 11 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
In January, Amazon attracted intense attention when it opened Go, its cashless convenience store in Seattle. And it’s poised to open six more of them on the U.S. West Coast.
Report: Robots Steadily Erode Wages
Apr 11 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
Wages end up suppressed because automation happens in steps, steadily eroding the value of a job as it assumes control of the tasks required to do it.
FDA Approves AI-Powered Diagnostic That Doesn’t Need A Doctor’s Help
Apr 11 2018 – Emily Mullin – MIT Technology Review
Marking a new era of “diagnosis-by-software”, The US Food and Drug Administration gave permission to a company called IDx to market an AI-powered diagnostic tool for ophthalmology.