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The Fight of The Two R’s: Robots v Redundancy

Tom Spencer

While robots were predicted and have led to significant productivity gains, there are at the same time a number of drawbacks (Taylor, 2019). This begs the question, why do we favour productivity and efficiency if the new technology is simultaneously kicking workers out of jobs and diminishing the user experience? 2017, May 10).

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We Need to Approach AI Risks Like We Do Natural Disasters

Harvard Business

The good news is that natural disasters themselves, which Munich Re says caused $330 billion in economic losses globally in 2017, provide a template for how to mitigate the growing and catastrophic risk posed by AI. AI Insurance Products and Services. Contingency plans must go beyond a natural disaster playbook.