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Monday, September 12, 2016

Branko Milanovic — Robotics or fascination with anthropomorphism


Branko tells us to get over it. Technology results in greater prosperity if distributed socially and more potential for leisure including for creative pursuits. This is what intelligent beings do. Robots are our friends.
Robotics leads us to face squarely three fallacies.
Global Inequality
Robotics or fascination with anthropomorphism
Branko Milanovic | Visiting Presidential Professor at City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), and formerly lead economist in the World Bank's research department and senior associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace