What happens if productivity continues its meteoric rise, but employment rates continue to drop? In an age where machines are doing more and more for humans, we turn to Nobel-winning economist and author Robert Schiller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor and author Erik Brynjolfsson, and data scientist Jeremy Howard for their thoughts on machine learning and the economic paradox it presents in our #McKQ50 article “The Great Decoupling.” bit.ly/McKDecouple Its common for people to define themselves by their work. Machine learning wont just affect livelihoods and economies, it will also create a seismic shift in personal identity, potentially creating a global identity crisis. So while technologists look forward to more innovation, economists and others are leery of its impact. Where do you fall on the spectrum?
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:36:50 +0000
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