Humans need not apply

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Researchers are finally cracking the code on artificial intelligence. It has the potential to usher in a new age of affluence and leisure-- but as Kaplan warns, the transition may be protracted and brutal unless we address the two great scourges of the modern developed world: volatile labor markets and income inequality. He proposes innovative, free-market adjustments to our economic system and social policies to avoid an extended period of social turmoil.

subjects: Social aspects,  Forecasting,  Economic aspects,  Artificial intelligence,  Technological innovations,  Technological forecasting,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  Industries,  Computer Industry,  Media & Communications,  COMPUTERS,  Intelligence (AI) & Semantics,  Gesellschaft,  Künstliche Intelligenz,  Prognose,  Wirtschaft,  Wirtschaftssoziologie,  Wirtschaftssystem