Name: How we'll earn money in a future without jobs
Uploaded: 2017-10-26T15:01:45Z
Duration: 14 min 27 s
Description: Machines that can think, learn and adapt are coming -- and that could mean that we humans will end up with significant unemployment. What should we do about it? In a straightforward talk about a controversial idea, futurist Martin Ford makes the case for separating income from traditional work and instituting a universal basic income.

Machines that can think, learn and adapt are coming -- and that could mean that we humans will end up with significant unemployment. What should we do about it? In a straightforward talk about a controversial idea, futurist Martin Ford makes the case for separating income from traditional work and instituting a universal basic income.

Martin Ford: How we'll earn money in a future without jobs

How we'll earn money in a future without jobs

The game of Go, thought to be beyond AI's reach, was mastered by Google's AlphaGo, hinting at a future where no job is safe.

A universal basic income could decouple income from work, offering a solution to income disparity in an automated future.

Automation’s rise challenges our economy: it enhances efficiency but may limit jobs, suggesting a need for basic income.