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The human response: The talks of Session 3 of TED2017

The human response: The talks of Session 3 of TED2017

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The world is changing faster than ever, bringing with it brand-new problems, while our most persistent troubles — like poverty and health — haven’t gone anywhere. One thing has become abundantly clear: our machines aren’t going to save us; people are. How do we respond to problems new and old with humanity and dignity? In the […]

How we’ll face a fundamental threat to the market economy: Martin Ford at TED2017

How we’ll face a fundamental threat to the market economy: Martin Ford at TED2017

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Two hundred years ago, the Luddites rebelled against weaving technology. In 1964, US President Lyndon B. Johnson received “The Triple Revolution” memo that laid out the threat of job displacement due to automation. We’ve been concerned about technology displacing humans for a long time, says futurist Martin Ford. And that’s had a strange effect on us. “Because of […]