There is a lot of panic about the implications of artificial intelligence technologies for the future of work. Some scholars, such as Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz have suggested that AI will exacerbate inequality , and the infamous 47% of jobs being automated statistic still resonates. President Trump has endorsed this techno-panic , especially with his opposition to Amazon’s innovativeness , and his appeals to the rust belt, whose workers have been displaced by technology and globalization. If he is serious about improving access to jobs, however, he will move to embrace new technologies, rather than delay them.
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