evonomics.com
Evolving the New Economy: Tim O’Reilly and David Sloan Wilson
20+ min · · Evolutionary theory meets artificial intelligence and the management of algorithms. · Shared by 19, including Bertrand Maltaverne, Greater than the Sum, ANGELS_ONLY, Tim O'Reilly
Project Syndicate
The Social Solution to Automation
4 min · · In our efficiency-obsessed society, new technologies are deployed with the single-minded objective of boosting productivity and eliminating the need for human labor. But rather than worry about the… · Shared by 18, including Bertrand Maltaverne, MIT Press
Axios
Automation is destroying more jobs than it creates
2 min · · In three new papers, two leading U.S. labor economists reject the predictions that it will create more jobs than it destroys. · Shared by 15, including Bertrand Maltaverne, Scott Santens
medium.com
The Economy of the Future Won’t Rely on Money
6 min · · Stefan Heidenreich believes that some day, money will seem like an ancient religion. In his recent book Money: For a Non-money Economy, the German philosopher and media theorist speculates on how the… · Shared by 15, including Bertrand Maltaverne
MIT Sloan Management Review
Why AI Isn’t the Death of Jobs
5 min · · Innovation-focused adopters of AI are positioning themselves for growth, which tends to stimulate jobs. · Shared by 15, including Bertrand Maltaverne, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing
strategy+business
Mission critical
18+ min · · Economist Mariana Mazzucato explains how solving society’s toughest problems starts with rethinking how value is created and innovation is incentivized. · Shared by 14, including Randy Deutsch, Bertrand Maltaverne
Quartz
The short but destructive history of mass layoffs
11+ min · · It was only in the 1970s that laying off workers in droves became standard practice. · Shared by 13, including @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Bertrand Maltaverne
Project Syndicate
How to Rethink Capitalism
3 min · · The 2008 financial crisis, together with failed efforts to combat climate change and sharply rising inequality, has frayed the neoliberal consensus that has prevailed in the United States and much of… · Shared by 11, including Bertrand Maltaverne, Mark Thoma
Forbes
How Beneficial Could Apprenticeships Be In The Future Of Work?
3 min · · The ability to learn and relearn is likely to be crucial in adapting to technological changes in the future of work. Can apprenticeships provide hope, especially for those in vocational careers? · Shared by 10, including Antonio Vieira Santos, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, Bertrand Maltaverne
Quartz
The only thing making Prime Day bearable for Amazon workers is the robots
8 min · · Inside a massive Amazon fulfillment center, days before the Prime Day shopping event, everything is calm. And that's because robots are running the show. · Shared by 10, including Bertrand Maltaverne
Data & Society
After Supply Chain Capitalism
5 min · · We need a social safety net that protects all people · Shared by 9, including tjalve, Bertrand Maltaverne
The Wall Street Journal
FedEx, UPS Find Formula for Delivering Seven Days a Week: Discount Sunday Drivers
· Drivers who will be working Sundays for FedEx and UPS under a new seven-days-a-week regime will be paid at a much lower rate than those that the companies use during the week. · Shared by 8, including Bertrand Maltaverne
TED Talks
Auret van Heerden: Making global labor fair
· FLA head Auret van Heerden talks about the next frontier of workers' rights -- globalized industries where no single national body can keep workers safe and protected. How can we keep our global… · Shared by 7, including Bertrand Maltaverne
medium.com
What Silicon Valley Won’t Admit About Technology and Progress
· All the great inventions took painstaking, risky, indirect routes to fruition. Has Silicon Valley really escaped history? · Shared by 6, including Bertrand Maltaverne
Forbes
If AI Destroys Jobs, It’s Up To Us To Help People Affected
3 min · · We’re not going to save every finance job automated away by AI, but let’s make sure we take care of people at risk. · Shared by 5, including Bertrand Maltaverne
medium.com
Google’s Army of Temp Workers Need an Upgrade
6 min · · Google’s army of temp workers should be reclassified as full-time employees. · Shared by 5, including Bertrand Maltaverne