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What is the proposed solution to mitigate future technological unemployment?
What is the proposed solution to mitigate future technological unemployment?
- Implementing a new social security system
- Increasing the retirement age
- Taxing industries that make use of robotic labour (correct)
- Outsourcing jobs to developing countries
What is the term typically used to describe a computer program that can perform tasks associated with human intelligence?
What is the term typically used to describe a computer program that can perform tasks associated with human intelligence?
- Artificial Intelligence (correct)
- Augmented Reality
- Virtual Reality
- Artificial Labor
What is the proposed source of funding for the Unconditional Universal Basic Income scheme?
What is the proposed source of funding for the Unconditional Universal Basic Income scheme?
- Taxing 'smart' machines and fully automated firms (correct)
- Borrowing from international banks
- Raising income tax on individuals
- Imposing sales tax on consumer goods
What is meant to ensure that humans remain relevant in the labor market, according to the proposal?
What is meant to ensure that humans remain relevant in the labor market, according to the proposal?
What does the proposal suggest as a means to counter the negative aspects of technological advancement for individuals?
What does the proposal suggest as a means to counter the negative aspects of technological advancement for individuals?
What is the primary focus of public discussions around unemployment, according to the paper?
What is the primary focus of public discussions around unemployment, according to the paper?
What is the potential impact of AI on future employment based on current trends?
What is the potential impact of AI on future employment based on current trends?
Which area has AI already substituted human employment in?
Which area has AI already substituted human employment in?
In what form is AI rapidly entering our daily lives?
In what form is AI rapidly entering our daily lives?
What is the potential consequence of unchecked technological displacement of labor?
What is the potential consequence of unchecked technological displacement of labor?
Who is one of the authors of the article 'Artificial Intelligence, Jobs and the Future of Work: Racing with the Machines'?
Who is one of the authors of the article 'Artificial Intelligence, Jobs and the Future of Work: Racing with the Machines'?
Where is the first author affiliated with?
Where is the first author affiliated with?
What is the simplest way of thinking about risk, as mentioned in the text?
What is the simplest way of thinking about risk, as mentioned in the text?
According to the text, what does R = P x I represent?
According to the text, what does R = P x I represent?
What is the main debate centered around regarding the Check and Checkmate scenarios?
What is the main debate centered around regarding the Check and Checkmate scenarios?
Based on the information in the text, what distinguishes AI from previous general-purpose technologies (GPTs)?
Based on the information in the text, what distinguishes AI from previous general-purpose technologies (GPTs)?
According to the text, why does AI present a unique challenge to the traditional relationship between output and employment?
According to the text, why does AI present a unique challenge to the traditional relationship between output and employment?
Based on the text, what types of tasks are currently in the early stages of being automated with the help of AI technology?
Based on the text, what types of tasks are currently in the early stages of being automated with the help of AI technology?
What is the main challenge associated with linear thinking in the context of exponential growth?
What is the main challenge associated with linear thinking in the context of exponential growth?
What was the Wise Man's reward for inventing the game of chess for the Emperor?
What was the Wise Man's reward for inventing the game of chess for the Emperor?
According to Ray Kurzweil, what happens after entering the 'second half of the chessboard' with respect to the development of computers and Information Technology?
According to Ray Kurzweil, what happens after entering the 'second half of the chessboard' with respect to the development of computers and Information Technology?
What is the purpose of conducting a scenario planning exercise in the context of AI technologies?
What is the purpose of conducting a scenario planning exercise in the context of AI technologies?
In which scenario does the AI revolution result in rapid job loss as a consequence of the economy's inability to adjust?
In which scenario does the AI revolution result in rapid job loss as a consequence of the economy's inability to adjust?
What are linear thinkers' beliefs about the impact of artificial intelligence on employment?
What are linear thinkers' beliefs about the impact of artificial intelligence on employment?
What is the main concern regarding the advancement of artificial intelligence and automation according to the text?
What is the main concern regarding the advancement of artificial intelligence and automation according to the text?
According to the text, which job sectors are imminently automatable?
According to the text, which job sectors are imminently automatable?
What is the expected impact of AI on the level of human employment according to the text?
What is the expected impact of AI on the level of human employment according to the text?
What is the proposed strategy in the following chapters according to the text?
What is the proposed strategy in the following chapters according to the text?
What does the text imply about the displacement of a large percentage of the workforce due to AI and automation?
What does the text imply about the displacement of a large percentage of the workforce due to AI and automation?
What does the text suggest about planning for the future impact of AI on human employment?
What does the text suggest about planning for the future impact of AI on human employment?
What is the Unconditional Universal Basic Income (UUBI)?
What is the Unconditional Universal Basic Income (UUBI)?
What did Thomas Paine suggest in 1795 regarding income distribution?
What did Thomas Paine suggest in 1795 regarding income distribution?
Who proposed the introduction of a negative income tax as a progressive income taxation system?
Who proposed the introduction of a negative income tax as a progressive income taxation system?
What was the purpose of Milton Friedman's proposed negative income tax?
What was the purpose of Milton Friedman's proposed negative income tax?
According to the text, what would a massive technological displacement of labor do to national budgets?
According to the text, what would a massive technological displacement of labor do to national budgets?
What is the main concern about the impact of widespread automation at the hands of artificial intelligence?
What is the main concern about the impact of widespread automation at the hands of artificial intelligence?
Who suggested the creation of a minimum guaranteed income and means of funding it via an extra tax on landowners?
Who suggested the creation of a minimum guaranteed income and means of funding it via an extra tax on landowners?
What does UUBI stand for?
What does UUBI stand for?
According to the text, how does economic opportunity reflect the balance of power in a society?
According to the text, how does economic opportunity reflect the balance of power in a society?
What did mainstream economists consider in the twentieth century as genuine and effective economic tools to combat poverty and unemployment?
What did mainstream economists consider in the twentieth century as genuine and effective economic tools to combat poverty and unemployment?
What is the proposed solution to mitigate future technological unemployment?
What is the proposed solution to mitigate future technological unemployment?
What is the Unconditional Universal Basic Income (UUBI)?
What is the Unconditional Universal Basic Income (UUBI)?
What does the proposal suggest as a means to counter the negative aspects of technological advancement for individuals?
What does the proposal suggest as a means to counter the negative aspects of technological advancement for individuals?
What is the purpose of conducting a scenario planning exercise in the context of AI technologies?
What is the purpose of conducting a scenario planning exercise in the context of AI technologies?
What does the fable of the Wise Man and the chessboard analogy illustrate?
What does the fable of the Wise Man and the chessboard analogy illustrate?
According to the scenario analysis, what is the 'Checkmate' scenario in relation to AI and employment?
According to the scenario analysis, what is the 'Checkmate' scenario in relation to AI and employment?
What do the linear thinkers believe about the impact of artificial intelligence on employment?
What do the linear thinkers believe about the impact of artificial intelligence on employment?
Why is scenario planning considered important according to the text?
Why is scenario planning considered important according to the text?
What is the potential impact of AI on future employment based on current trends?
What is the potential impact of AI on future employment based on current trends?
What does R = P x I represent according to the text?
What does R = P x I represent according to the text?
What is the proposed solution to mitigate future technological unemployment according to the text?
What is the proposed solution to mitigate future technological unemployment according to the text?
What distinguishes AI from previous general-purpose technologies (GPTs) according to the text?
What distinguishes AI from previous general-purpose technologies (GPTs) according to the text?
What is the simplest way of thinking about risk, as mentioned in the text?
What is the simplest way of thinking about risk, as mentioned in the text?
What distinguishes AI from previous general-purpose technologies (GPTs), according to the text?
What distinguishes AI from previous general-purpose technologies (GPTs), according to the text?
What does R = P x I represent, as mentioned in the text?
What does R = P x I represent, as mentioned in the text?
What is the main debate centered around regarding the Check and Checkmate scenarios, as per the text?
What is the main debate centered around regarding the Check and Checkmate scenarios, as per the text?
What is the expected annual decrease in the price of robots, as mentioned in the text?
What is the expected annual decrease in the price of robots, as mentioned in the text?
According to the text, which sector has already seen significant substitution of human employees with robots?
According to the text, which sector has already seen significant substitution of human employees with robots?
What is the potential impact of AI on future employment based on current trends, as described in the text?
What is the potential impact of AI on future employment based on current trends, as described in the text?
What is the primary focus of public discussions around unemployment, according to the paper?
What is the primary focus of public discussions around unemployment, according to the paper?
What does the Unconditional Universal Basic Income (UUBI) entail?
What does the Unconditional Universal Basic Income (UUBI) entail?
According to the text, who suggested the creation of a minimum guaranteed income and means of funding it via an extra tax on landowners?
According to the text, who suggested the creation of a minimum guaranteed income and means of funding it via an extra tax on landowners?
What did mainstream economists consider in the twentieth century as genuine and effective economic tools to combat poverty and unemployment?
What did mainstream economists consider in the twentieth century as genuine and effective economic tools to combat poverty and unemployment?
What was proposed by Nobel laureate Milton Friedman as a progressive income taxation system?
What was proposed by Nobel laureate Milton Friedman as a progressive income taxation system?
What is the main feature of the Unconditional Universal Basic Income (UUBI) according to the text?
What is the main feature of the Unconditional Universal Basic Income (UUBI) according to the text?
