Artificial Intelligence

Automation and the questions we should be asking, according to a Nobel Laureate

A staff member, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, looks at a robot at the venue for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2PPH9GMNYR

'The robots are no longer coming; they are here.' Image: REUTERS/Aly Song

Edmund S. Phelps
Director, The Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University
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