AI & The Future of Work

AI & the future of work work & life in the age of robots g p j . a i p o t s y d / 1 1 / 3 1 0 2 / m o c . s es r p d r o w . es l i f e. v a gr t s a m s Volker Hirsch Manchester a i b o t / / : s @vhirsch p 19 Feb 2017 t t h

Knowledge is power Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626

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knowledge In your pocket

Is Knowledge still power? Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626

The Age of the computer g p j . 5 4 8 0 5 h g/ i r o / l wel r a h / y er l l ga / uk g. r o ng. i ut p m o c n- o t l i h c www. / / : p t t IBM System/360 Model 75 h

IBM System/360 Model 75 Programme size: 6MB (10% of Candy Crush saga) Neil Armstrong on the moon, 20 July 1969. Image: Nasa

Moore’s ‘law’ (it’s dying...) Gordon Moore

Quantum Computing https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/quantum-computing-super-atom.jpg

Quantum Computing “Today’s conventional computing technology is compared to reading every book in a library, one by one. Quantum computing technology is compared to reading every book in a library, all at once.” Dr Chris Ballance, Research Fellow, Magdalen College, University of Oxford https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/quantum-computing-super-atom.jpg https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/uoo-rlg080516.php

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence machine learning

The machines are coming http://i.huffpost.com/gen/2223300/images/o-SCARY-TERMINATOR-ROBOT-facebook.jpg

Factory Worker TESla factory, Fremont, California

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$5/day > technology http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_large/public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/25/16/foxconn.jpg

warehouse logistics Amazon automated warehouse

shipping logistics kalmar automated vehicles, Port of Los Angeles, California

Policeman Boston Dynamics Wildcat

security guard knightscope K5

Sniper General Atomics, MQ-9 Reaper

Builder Hadrian X

Pizza Delivery Guy Flirtey Drone

Pizza Delivery Guy Starship Technologies Robot

Driver

Long-haul trucking

Musician also on Release date: February 2009 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Howell

Amazon Echo: your butler Is Jeff bezos a nice guy? order an uber to leave in half an hour Is arsenal winning the league? get me a Margharita from domino’s should i watch La-La Land? what’s the weather on monday in hull? play my favourite miles tune Set a reminder in 90 minutes...

RIP. It was good while it lasted...

Automation will take the jobs it can take http://www.cgpgrey.com/

It’s not immigrants, it’s automation! Pellenc Optimum

Massive Impact on the Workplace & Employment g p j e. d i - m a gr o r p - er p o el ev d / m a gr o r p - er p o el ev d / ges a m i / c i t a t s / m o c n. o m eet l f . c i t a t s / / : s p t t Forbes, Feb. 2015 h

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Kurzweil TL;DR Ray Kurzweil

Kurzweil TL;DR Faster Computing > faster innovation > faster solutions to hard problems > all diseases, hunger, energy, etc solved > immortality > bodies become obsolete, people will only be minds > one interconnected mind across mankind

change https://a.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/1280/poster/2014/03/3028037-poster-p-1-how-paying-attention-can-change-your-career.jpg

Change alone is 
 eternal, 
 perpetual, 
 immortal. Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860

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Where do we go from here? 1. Rebuild society (Talk next time) 2. tactical steps 3. Education, ecucation, ecucation http://silverlining.main.jp/wp-content/themes/slg_test2/images/main_02.jpg

Human-machine Collaboration (stop gap) http://new.abb.com/images/librariesprovider151/stories/yumi-hero.jpg?sfvrsn=2 ABB YuMi

Human-machine Collaboration Go Board. Image: Wikipedia Commons

What is specifically HUMAN?

Made with love

Empathy

Creativity Cirque de Soleil

Critical Thought

Ride the train, don’t jump in front of it http://www.advisorsuccessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/train.jpeg

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