Name: Are droids taking our jobs?
Uploaded: 2012-09-23T15:10:16Z
Duration: 13 min 50 s
Description: Robots and algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles, translating -- jobs that once required a human. So what will we humans do for work? Andrew McAfee walks through recent labor data to say: We ain't seen nothing yet. But then he steps back to look at big history, and comes up with a surprising view of what comes next.

Robots and algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles, translating -- jobs that once required a human. So what will we humans do for work? Andrew McAfee walks through recent labor data to say: We ain't seen nothing yet. But then he steps back to look at big history, and comes up with a surprising view of what comes next.

Andrew McAfee: Are droids taking our jobs?

Are droids taking our jobs?

As digital tools evolve, translating languages or writing articles, the quintessential question emerges: Are droids taking our jobs?

Advances in technology, like the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution, pivot humanity towards an era of unparalleled mental power.

Digital tools transform labor, but the real story is our next leap in productivity and societal well-being through technology.