Neohuman

37: Martin Ford


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In the 37th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Martin Ford. Coming from a software background in Silicon Valley, Martin is a futurist focusing on the impact of artificial intelligence and robotics on society and the economy, and the author of two books: Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future (2015) and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future (2009) . They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, automation, minimum wage in the US, jobs and unemployment, religion, ethics and morality, immortality, artificial intelligence, and the importance of education in the coming years and decades of accelerated change.

Links: 

  • Martin Ford: https://econfuture.wordpress.com/about
  • Rise of the RobotsL Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future: www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • The Lights in the TunnelL Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future: www.amazon.com/Lights-Tunnel-Automation-Accelerating-Technology-ebook/dp/B002S0NITU/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • Rise of the Machines: The Future has Lots of Robots, Few Jobs for Humans: www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/04/rise-machines-future-lots-robots-jobs-humans
  • Google’s AI Learns Betrayal and “Aggressive” Actions Pay Off: www.bigthink.com/paul-ratner/googles-deepmind-ai-displays-highly-aggressive-human-like-behavior-in-tests
  • Martin Ford on the Rise of the Robots: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0VS-a-3bos
  • Ethical Issues in Artificial Intelligence: www.nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai.html
  • A Statewide $15 Minimum Wage is a Bad Idea: www.forbes.com/sites/adammillsap/2017/03/10/a-statewide-15-minimum-wage-is-a-bad-idea/#3d43416c5d4a
  • Why Raising the Minimum Wage is Good Economics: www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/why-raising-the-minimum-wage-is-good-economics
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