Artificial Intelligence’s Long-Term Impact on Jobs: Some Lessons From History
Jul 29, 2016 10:14 am ET Artificial intelligence has been making extraordinary progress in the past few years. It’s ironic that after years of frustration with AI’s missed promises, many now worry that its mighty power is now upon us while we still don’t know how to properly deploy it. Some fear that at some future time, a sentient, superintelligent general AI might pose an existential threat to humanity.But while being dismissive of such dire concerns, many experts worry that the real threat is that AI advances could lead to widespread economic dislocation. What impact will AI have on jobs? Could our smart machines lead to mass unemployment? What will life be like in such an AI future? “After 200 years, the machinery question is back. It needs to be answered,” notes The Economist in a special report on AI in the June 25 issue. What…
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