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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Machines will replace certain roles, yet they’ll also enhance others.
Chapter 3: Every job faces risk due to technological change.
Chapter 4: The pivotal AI breakthrough happened when computers stopped trying to emulate human thinking processes.
Chapter 5: Machines are becoming better at all varieties of jobs, but technological progress will vary greatly everywhere.
Chapter 6: Ever more capable machines will cause massive job losses.
Chapter 7: Automation has boosted inequality by expanding the income gap among occupations.
Chapter 8: When automation breaks down labor markets, the “Big State” must ensure wealth gets broadly redistributed.
Description
A World Without Work (2020) is an exploration into how artificial intelligence will bring unemployment to so many industries – and why that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. The author outlines the history of technological progress and explains how new capabilities will allow for unprecedented productivity. Yes, many jobs will become irrelevant, but, as a society, we can ensure that everybody will be better off in this new world.
Who Should Listen
- Forecasters
- Technophiles and luddites alike
- Anyone curious about the future of work