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August 9, 2023
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OpenAI CEO: Yes, AI Will Take Jobs Away

Technology has historically replaced human workers only to add new jobs. Is AI any different?
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August 9, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence

Sam Altman, the CEO of the AI company OpenAI, which was responsible for developing the Large Language Model ChatGPT, said in an interview with The Atlantic that AI will definitely be taking some jobs away, striking a blow to some AI optimists who claim that this won’t be the case. According to Business Insider, “A lot of people working on AI pretend that it’s only going to be good; it’s only going to be a supplement; no one is ever going to be replaced,” he said. “Jobs are definitely going to go away, full stop.” –ChatGPT Creator Sam Altman Says ‘Jobs Are Definitely Going to Go Away’ (businessinsider.com) While certain jobs might go the wayside, it’s possible AI could introduce Read More ›

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June 15, 2023
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Dystopia, Utopia, or Somewhere in Between?

Two great minds on the future of "smart machines"
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June 15, 2023
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We’ve been featuring several videos from last year’s jam-packed COSM conference, which featured celebrated speakers like Kyoto Prize winner Carver Mead, venture capitalist Peter Thiel, and a number of other highly influential voices in technology and science. Today, however, we’re sharing a video from the archives of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture on the future of “smart machines,” including the dawn of sex robots. The video features a conversation between Discovery Institute’s Jay Richards and Michael Medved, who is a Senior Fellow with Discovery Insitute’s Center for Wealth & Poverty and a renowned radio broadcaster. Their discussion is remarkably pertinent to both the benefits and challenges raised by artificial intelligence and the future of “smart technology.” You can Read More ›

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Stephen Berger
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September 7, 2021
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Artificial Intelligence and the Golden Rule

The application of the Golden Rule to AI development is complex and multifaceted, but it is still the right rule to live by
Stephen Berger
September 7, 2021
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Artificial Intelligence

How does the Golden Rule apply to developers of artificial intelligence (AI)? To simplify the application let’s assume there are only two people involved. One runs a small trucking company but also knows how to develop sophisticated AI. This business owner develops an AI enabled system capable of driving his truck. The other person is the truck driver, whom the owner no longer needs. If the owner believed in following the Golden Rule, how should he treat his driver?  Let’s assume the driver has worked for the company for forty years but is not yet financially ready to retire. A number of answers are possible. Some companies have bridged long-time employees to retirement. The owner might do that for his Read More ›

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smart retail concept, robot service use for check the data of or Stores that stock goods on shelves with easily-viewed barcode and prices or photo compared against an idealized representation of store
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November 3, 2020
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WalMart Shelves Its Robot Inventory Clerks

These costly experiences are helping businesses better understand when automation works and when it just doesn’t
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November 3, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Work

The WalMart automation project started in 2017, as part of an effort to compete with Amazon: Walmart, which posted record online sales in its recent quarter, now has more workers walking the aisles to package online orders, extracting new data on inventory problems, people familiar with the situation told the Wall Street Journal, which was the first to report this news. Reuters Staff, “Walmart drops plans to use robots for tracking inventory” at Reuters Here’s some background: Walmart ended the partnership because it found different, sometimes simpler solutions that proved just as useful – something that came to light during the coronavirus pandemic as more shoppers flock to online delivery and pickup, forcing Walmart to have workers physically walk store Read More ›

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Jay Richards
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July 5, 2019
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Education, Work
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Students, Don’t Let Smart Machines Disrupt Your Future

Three ways you can avoid life in Mom’s basement and the job pouring coffee
Jay Richards
July 5, 2019
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Education, Work

At first sight, the number of options might seem bewildering. The key question is: Will you ignore the coming job disruption, fear it, or treat it as an opportunity?

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Robert J. Marks
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February 7, 2019
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Robotic Accounting Department

The future of number crunching
Robert J. Marks
February 7, 2019
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Technology has almost entirely replaced the travel agent as well as many brick and mortar stores. But high tech tools like bots are replacing employment in, of all places, accounting. Show Notes 01:30 | Introduction; Jeremiah Marks 02:00 | Forbes and AI accounting prime time 03:00 | What is Mint? 04:48 | Natural language recognition in accounting 06:15 | What Read More ›

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Mind Matters
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November 27, 2018
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Work
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Is AI Creating the Conditions for Marxist Revolution?

An analyst looks at the conditions then and now
Mind Matters
November 27, 2018
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Work
Last summer, we noted Karl Marx’s eerie AI prediction; he felt that capitalism would fall when machines replaced human labor. While today’s market economy doesn’t seem in a hurry to fulfill either prediction, some see artificial intelligence as enabling a comeback of his theories. Read More ›
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Mind Matters
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November 19, 2018
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Is the Future of Work Relentlessly Urban?

Amazon’s new combined New York and Washington headquarters may provide an unintended test
Mind Matters
November 19, 2018
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Social Factors
The idea of two different locations would likely be unworkable apart from the internet. But some wonder if Amazon has grasped all the implications of the internet. Read More ›