Rise of the Robots : Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future (Hardcover)

from arewenotben

Excellent, if bleak. Basically every job at some point in the not too distant future can be done better and more cheaply by a robot, and more than likely will. Felt like Ford disregarded existing privilege a little in his arguments about the Universal Basic Income (which must be almost guaranteed...

from rivkat

Robots are almost certainly coming for your job, if any part of it involves tasks that can be repeated again and again. This includes fast food work, many kinds of health care, many kinds of legal work, and arguably (though I am unconvinced) some teaching. Ford convincingly makes the case that au...

from clifforddham

Dire prospects for robotics eliminating a considerable portion of employment opportunity, with the question rising of how to cope. Looming issue of machinery becoming smarter or more capable than humans. The writer is based in Silicon Valley and has extensive knowledge of specific current "progre...

from infjsarah

Well - this was a depressing read. Ford's hypothesis is that unless you are one of the mega rich, the future is very bleak indeed as soon algorithms i.e artificial intelligence will pretty much be able to do most routine jobs - and most jobs are routine. Only jobs which require physical contact a...

from DLMorrese

Rise of the Robots focuses on the economic impact of increased productivity due to automation. When I was just a lad, sometime in the last century, I recall this being talked about and how it would lead to greater wealth, shorter working hours, higher pay, and general abundance. That hasn't happe...