Beware the Machines and the Future of Social Mobility
Machines are increasingly able to perform tasks in which humans were once unquestioned masters. MIT economist and "Race Against the Machine" co-author Andrew McAfee tells Steve Paikin what the robots have in store for us. Then, a debate: Technology is eliminating steps on the social mobility ladder. Will liberal capitalism survive without a system of social mobility?
Reworking the World of Work
Technology is eliminating steps on the social mobility ladder. Will liberal capitalism survive without a better system of social mobility?
Guests
Professor of Sociology and Political Science, University of Arizona
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Fellow in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
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Futurist
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National Communications Representative, Canadian Auto Workers Union
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Andrew McAfee: The Machines are Coming
Strides in technological innovation are causing more and more jobs to disappear. Machines are increasingly able to perform tasks in which humans were once unquestioned masters. MIT economist and "Race Against the Machine" co-author Andrew McAfee tells Steve Paikin what the robots have in store for us.
Guests
Principal Research Scientist and Associate Director, MIT Center for Digital Business at the Sloan School of Management
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