Why 'Artificial Intelligence' Needs A Smarter Name
Part of our fear around AI comes from its misleading moniker. It's a momentous innovation, sure. But it isn't really intelligent at all.
Source: worldcrunch.com
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Google: There Is 'No Straight Line' Between AI and Job Loss
Google is pretty sure AI is not going to take your job just yet, which is pretty convenient given the hefty investments it's made in the technology.
Source: pcmag.com
AI's Impact Depends Whether It Displaces Workers Or Augments Them
One of the most important debates today relates to the potential impact that Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) models will have on the U.S. labor market.
Source: forbes.com
Angus Deaton on inequality: 'The war on poverty has become a war on the poor' | Inequality
The Nobel prize winner and author of new book Economics in America argues economists must get back to serving society
Source: theguardian.com
Power and Progress: challenging the benign view that advances in tech lead to social headway
Authors argue that elites use their prestige and power to shape the narrative around technology and skew rules of the economic game in their own interests
Source: irishtimes.com
You like Ottawa's industrial policies? What about government failure?
Sure, markets can fail to allocate resources efficiently. But what about government failure? Let us count the ways.
Source: financialpost.com
Technology Workforce: Could Robots and Automated Intelligence Kill Millions of Human Labor Jobs Worldwide?
The robots and automation systems industry could kill over 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide between 2030-2032, GAO says.
Source: newsblaze.com