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Rise of the Robots – Events – September, 2015

I will be speaking about the rise of robots and artificial intelligence and the resulting impact on jobs and the economy at several events in September, including: The Festival of Dangerous Ideas,...

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Economic Growth Isn’t Over, but It Doesn’t Create Jobs Like It Used To

Is U.S. Economic Growth Over? My article for Harvard Business Review: Robert J. Gordon, an economist at Northwestern University, has recently published an important new book, The Rise and Fall of...

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Are we prepared for the robotic revolution?

My new op-ed in the Financial Times: Google’s recent announcement that its DeepMind technology had defeated one of the world’s highest-ranked champions at the ancient game of Go is just one example of...

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A White House conversation on automation and what it means for America’s future

On July 5, I’ll be participating in a conversation with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Zipcar co-founder Robin Chase about robots and automation and what they mean for the future. The...

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Driverless Trucks — and the coming political and Social Upheaval

I have a new article in The Guardian: Driverless trucks: economic tsunami may swallow one of most common US jobs  

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Is the “Robot Tax” Supported by Bill Gates a Good Idea?

A CNBC interview with me and Oren Etzioni of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence on Bill Gates’s support for a tax on robots:

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Will there be jobs left for us after the robots take over?

I was interviewed for this CBS Sunday Morning story on robots, AI and job automation:  

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My TED Talk on how AI could cause job loss–and how a basic income may be the...

 

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New AI and Robotics ETF

I’ve been working with the French bank Societe Generale and its ETF subsidiary, Lyxor, to create a stock market index and ETF focused on companies that will participate in the AI and robotics...

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Architects of Intelligence — My New Book

I’m pleased to announce the release of my new book, Architects of Intelligence: The Truth About AI from the People Building It. The book consists of deep, wide-ranging conversations about the future of...

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Rule of the Robots — My new book, Now available

My new book, Rule of the Robots: How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Everything is now available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook versions. You can order here. Advance Praise for Rule of the...

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