Ep 27 – The Robot Is In

Episode 27 - "The Robot Is In" By 2030 over 800 million jobs could be automated globally. While in the past, increased productivity from innovation tracked positively with wage increases and employment, these trends have parted ways. The integration of information tech, precision manufacturing, and machine learning place us on the precipice of a rapidly changing economy - and an end to work as we know it. Can we adapt to the incoming automation wave, or will we be left out in the cold as the robots take our jobs, our world, and our very ability to survive? Chapters 06:47 Obstacles to Total Manual Automation 10:14 Automation Economics 11:36 Wages 14:31 Job Creation 23:34 Unemployment 24:11 De-Skill 30:29 Minimum Wage 32:40 White Collar Jobs 45:15 Education Can Save Us? 52:30 Jobs that Lack Meaning 1:01:58 Who Paid for Technology? 1:04:06 Universal Basic Income? 1:09:12 What Can We Do? A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0