Name: What will future jobs look like?
Uploaded: 2013-06-10T16:21:53Z
Duration: 14 min 11 s
Description: Economist Andrew McAfee suggests that, yes, probably, droids will take our jobs -- or at least the kinds of jobs we know now. In this far-seeing talk, he thinks through what future jobs might look like, and how to educate coming generations to hold them.

Economist Andrew McAfee suggests that, yes, probably, droids will take our jobs -- or at least the kinds of jobs we know now. In this far-seeing talk, he thinks through what future jobs might look like, and how to educate coming generations to hold them.

What will future jobs look like?

Technology is evolving at a startling pace, with machines learning skills like seeing, speaking, and even diagnosing problems that once required humans. Self-driving cars and warehouse robots are rapidly reducing the need for traditional jobs, leading to rising corporate profits but sinking wages for workers. As automation surges, median incomes in America have declined over the past 15 years, while inequality and social divides deepen. The challenge ahead is to harness technological abundance without leaving large swaths of society behind.