Ask The Robot Question: Supporter Comments Vol. 2
We discussed more comments from our petition campaign #AskTheRobotQuestion that aims to get workforce automation discussed at the upcoming presidential debates. If you haven't already, be sure to sign and share at the the link below! And leave a comment so we can discuss your views in next week's episode. We talk about democratized, cooperative ownership of industry as well as the nature of work and it's relationship to the education system. And also Harambe.
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Important links:
Ignatius article on robots: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-brave-new-world-of-robots-and-lost-jobs/2016/08/11/e66a4914-5fff-11e6-af8e-54aa2e849447_story.html
Pearlstein article on robots: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/workers-dont-fear-the-robot-revolution/2016/08/16/28c1606e-631f-11e6-96c0-37533479f3f5_story.html
Bostrom article on opportunity cost of delayed technological development: http://www.nickbostrom.com/astronomical/waste.html
