Will Smarter Computers Lead To A Better World?

Humans must adapt faster

Will Smarter Computers Lead To A Better World?

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Robin Young & Jeremy Hobson|Here and Now / NPR

There’s no economic law that says that when technology advances, that everybody necessarily benefits: some people, even a majority of people, could be made worse off. – Erik Brynjolfsson

MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson says we are living in as significant a moment as the first industrial revolution, but the smart machines won’t lead to utopia without good public policy. Brynjolfsson and colleague Andrew McAfee asked themselves, "how did this happen, and what were the consequences?"

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