For now, at least, we have better things to worry about. Subscribe to our channel! goo.gl/0bsAjO Sources: economics.mit.edu/files/11563 www.aeaweb.org/full_issue.php?doi=10.1257/jep.29.3#page=33 www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/future-work-lit-review-20150428.pdf obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/documents/Artificial-Intelligence-Automation-Economy.PDF www.vox.com/2015/7/27/9038829/automation-myth www.amazon.com/dp/B00PWX7RPG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect www.amazon.com/Second-Machine-Age-Prosperity-Technologies-ebook/dp/B00D97HPQI/ref=sr_1_1 www.amazon.com/New-Division-Labor-Computers-Creating/dp/0691124027/ref=sr_1_1? www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/academic/The_Future_of_Employment.pdf Clips: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTlV0Y5yAww www.youtube.com/watch?v=_luhn7TLfWU www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCoFKUJ_8Yo www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeyn9zzrC84 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSKi8HfcxEk /// Recent advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics have commentators worrying about the coming obsolescence of the human worker. Some in Silicon Valley are even calling for a basic minimum income provided by the government for everyone, under the assumption that work will become scarce. But many economists are skeptical of these claims, because the notion that the the economy offers a fixed amount of work has been debunked time and time again over the centuries. Fortunately, we don't need to divine the future of the labor market in order to prepare for it. /// Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: goo.gl/U2g06o

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