Humanizing an Inhuman Future
The impact that groundbreaking technological advances like artificial intelligence will have on the functioning of our economies and labor markets has been widely discussed for a long time. But proposals for coping with it do not reflect the true scale of the challenge ahead.
WASHINGTON, DC – The impact that groundbreaking technological advances like artificial intelligence will have on the functioning of our economies and labor markets has been a hot topic for a long time. But Jerry Kaplan’s recent book Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence has impressed upon me the true size of the socioeconomic stakes.