Rage Against The Machines: Is Automation a Threat to Jobs? by Academy of Ideas published on 2018-04-12T09:55:12Z Are robots going to put us all out of work? Drivers are at risk of being replaced by autonomous vehicles and administrative staff face competition from intelligent assistants like Amazon’s Alexa. Whereas in the past automation largely affected low-skilled jobs, smarter machines and the deployment of artificial intelligence could threaten many high-skilled workers in future. The threat of automation has been anticipated for many years – has it finally arrived? Why are so many commentators and politicians fearful of smart machines? Is growing inequality an inevitable consequence of new technology? Are we merely blaming robots for the deeper problems of the economy? SPEAKERS TIMANDRA HARKNESS journalist, writer and broadcaster; presenter, FutureProofing; author, Big Data: does size matter? MATHEW LAWRENCE senior research fellow, IPPR KEVIN MCCULLAGH founder, Plan; writer and commentator on design JOEL TITO programme manager, AI and the future of government, Centre for Public Impact Genre News & Politics Comment by KornDaniel the school of the revoluton 2022-12-01T22:52:48Z