“We’re running out of time to get ready for AI”: 200 economists and AI researchers
Over 200 economists and AI experts (including 16 Nobel prize winners like Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz and Daron Acemoglu) warn that the AI revolution will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution, but happen much quicker. This may already be evident: ~500,000 planned software engineering jobs in the US are gone.
Over 200 economists and AI experts (including 16 Nobel prize winners like Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz and Daron Acemoglu) have issued a joint statement called “We Must Act Now.” They argue that the upcoming AI revolution will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution, but happen much quicker. Within the past three years, ~500,000 planned software engineering jobs in the United States have been lost.
Our economic system is changing too quickly for our political and economic systems to keep up. The authors note that we’re running out of time to create new policies, regulations and social programs. If we don’t act soon, they warn, all of the benefits from AI will go to a select few.
Source: the-decoder.com
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