We have displacement and a failure to create shared prosperity, but we are not heading to an economy without human labor anytime soon.
Daron Acemoglu – MIT professor
We’re on a Tech Futures voyage driven by COVID and AI, which will unleash a lot more tech. And, it’ll be a bumpy ride. People won’t like it and don’t want it. Let’s go back to our Handy Work Model and look at significant upside and downside risks: Continue reading
Work, it’s something most of us do though it isn’t always enjoyable. Whether it’s long hours, gruelling tasks or just the repetitive nature of a day-to-day routine, work can sometimes be something we have to do rather than something we want to do.
But given that the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime it makes sense to try and enjoy it if you can. So what can you do to be happier at work and reduce stress? Continue reading
In all human history a few important inventions have changed the way people work and live. Among these key inventions are airplanes, automobiles, electric power, and personal computers. Airplanes allowed people and products to move from city to city and county to county in only a few hours. Automobiles allowed people to work and shop miles from where they lived. Electric power allowed people to work and entertain at night as well as bringing out a host of new appliances such as refrigerators and air-conditioning. Continue reading
The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.
Stephen Hawking – Physicist
Alexa, my Samsung TV, and most of our connected home products can talk to me and each other. But, machine smartness is causing problems. Big Brother smart machines seem to be always watching, recording, listening and monitoring. CCTV is filming and surveilling. Continue reading
Are Robots Coming for Your Job? ‘Eventually, Yes’.
Headline of N.Y. Times Article
Would you like to see your favorite actor in a movie, TV program, or Netflix? Or, would a computer-generated facsimile of a similar actor work just as well for you? Or, at what point is the quality and illusion of reality good enough to entertain you? Continue reading