Robots and the Economy

I have lots to say on the upcoming singularity and economics. I just thought I'd list a few resources on the topics of artificial intelligence, the "Luddite fallacy", and the accelerating changes technology is creating in today's (and tomorrow's) labor forces. Here's a starter kit for learning about the Economic Robopocalypse:

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1. "Robopocalypse: Future of Humans in the Robots' Economy" is a playlist I made about technology, AI, and the economy.  It begins with a 4 minute +ECON video serving as an introduction, followed by four very interesting TED Talks. Click here to watch now.


2. Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson are economists whose TED Talks are featured in my playlist above.  Their book is a quick and extremely fascinating read. You can get it on Amazon here: Race Against the Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy
3. Ray Kurzweil is perhaps the most influential futurist today. I recently read (and loved) his book, "The Age of Spiritual Machines" and have heard good things about his more recent books.  I highly recommend reading any if you want to understand whether machine intelligence equal to (or greater than) a human's is possible and the soonest we might expect such artificial intelligence.  Links to his books below:

                
If you watch the playlist or read any of the books, please comment with your thoughts, below or on YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter. Cheers!