Israeli - Mathematician | 1954 -
The bottom line is that while automation is eliminating many jobs in the economy that were once done by people, there is no sign that the introduction of technologies in recent years is creating an equal number of well-paying jobs to compensate for those losses.
Moshe Vardi
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In 2017, there was a sudden recognition of several adverse societal consequences of information technology, from job losses due to automation to manipulation of public opinion, with significant political consequences.
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Automation will significantly change many people's lives in ways that may be painful and enduring.
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You can now eat bananas from Chile; you couldn't do it before you had air shipping. Now, communication technology enables the shipping of labor.
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It is easy to underestimate in advance the impact of globalization and automation - I have done it myself.
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People at the very top of the income scale also benefited from globalization and automation. But the income of working- and middle-class people in the developed world has stagnated.
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We will hear more regrets from founders of tech companies about the addictive technologies they have launched.
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If I had my wish, I would wave a wand and make MOOCs disappear.
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Recognition by one's peers is the goal of every scientist.
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Getting elected to the National Academy of Sciences is the ultimate peer recognition.
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I believe that society needs to confront this question before it is upon us: If machines are capable of doing almost any work humans can do, what will humans do?
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I believe that work is essential to human well-being.
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