The Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work
By Richard Baldwin
The roots of inequality, unemployment and popularity are rooted in radical changes in the global economy. Digital technology allows talented foreigners to connect remotely in our workplaces and compete for professional services and jobs. Simultaneous machine translation breaks down language barriers, so the ranks of these -remote immigrants- will soon include every educated person in the world. Computational power resolves the human monopoly of thinking, enabling AI-trained computers to compete for many white-collar jobs. The combination of globalization and robotics creates global turmoil and threatens the very foundations of a liberal welfare state.
- Author
- Richard Baldwin
- Language
- English
- Size
- 4.63 Mb
- Pages
- 302
- Format
- Year
- 2019
- Edition
- 1
About This Book
The roots of inequality, unemployment and popularity are rooted in radical changes in the global economy. Digital technology allows talented foreigners to connect remotely in our workplaces and compete for professional services and jobs. Simultaneous machine translation breaks down language barriers, so the ranks of these -remote immigrants- will soon include every educated person in the world. Computational power resolves the human monopoly of thinking, enabling AI-trained computers to compete for many white-collar jobs. The combination of globalization and robotics creates global turmoil and threatens the very foundations of a liberal welfare state.
Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: We-ve Been Here Before: The Great Transformation
- Chapter 3: The Second Great Transformation: From Things to Thoughts
- Chapter 4: The Digitech Impulse Driving Globotics
- Chapter 5: Telemigration and the Globotics Transformation
- Chapter 6: Automation and the Globotics Transformation
- Chapter 7: The Globotics Upheaval
- Chapter 8: New Backlash, New Shelterism
- Chapter 9: Globotics Resolution: A More Human, More Local Future
- Chapter 10: The Future Doesn-t Take Appointments: Preparing for the New Jobs