Want to look into the future of the work landscape? Check
out these inspiring TED Talks to find some possible answers.
David Autor: Will automation take away all our jobs?
Here's a paradox you don't hear much about: despite a
century of creating machines to do our work for us, the proportion of adults in
the US with a job has consistently gone up for the past 125 years. Why hasn't
human labor become redundant and our skills obsolete? In this talk about the
future of work, economist David Autor addresses the question of why there are
still so many jobs and comes up with a surprising, hopeful answer.
Sean Follmer: Shape-shifting tech will change work as we know it
What will the
world look like when we move beyond the keyboard and mouse? Interaction
designer Sean Follmer is building a future with machines that bring information
to life under your fingers as you work with it. In this talk, check out
prototypes for a 3D shape-shifting table, a phone that turns into a wristband,
a deformable game controller and more that may change the way we live and work.
Andrew McAfee: What will future jobs look like?
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.
Rodney Brooks: Why we will rely on robots
Scaremongers play on the idea that robots will simply
replace people on the job. In fact, they can become our essential
collaborators, freeing us up to spend time on less mundane and mechanical
challenges. Rodney Brooks points out how valuable this could be as the number
of working-age adults drops and the number of retirees swells. He introduces us
to Baxter, the robot with eyes that move and arms that react to touch, which
could work alongside an aging population — and learn to help them at home, too.
Andrew McAfee: Are droids taking our jobs?
Robots and
algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles,
translating — jobs that once required a human. So what will we humans do for
work? Andrew McAfee walks through recent labor data to say: We ain't seen
nothing yet. But then he steps back to look at big history, and comes up with a
surprising view of what comes next.
Anthony
Goldbloom: The jobs we'll lose to machines — and the ones we won't
Machine learning
isn't just for simple tasks like assessing credit risk and sorting mail anymore
— today, it's capable of far more complex applications, like grading essays and
diagnosing diseases. With these advances comes an uneasy question: Will a robot
do your job in the future?
Erik
Brynjolfsson: The key to growth? Race with the machines
As machines take
on more jobs, many find themselves out of work or with raises indefinitely
postponed. Is this the end of growth? No, says Erik Brynjolfsson — it’s simply
the growing pains of a radically reorganized economy. A riveting case for why
big innovations are ahead of us … if we think of computers as our teammates. Be
sure to watch the opposing viewpoint from Robert Gordon.
Rainer Strack: The workforce crisis of 2030 — and how to start solving it now
It sounds
counterintuitive, but by 2030, many of the world's largest economies will have
more jobs than adult citizens to do those jobs. In this data-filled — and quite
charming — talk, human resources expert Rainer Strack suggests that countries
ought to look across borders for mobile and willing job seekers. But to do
that, they need to start by changing the culture in their businesses.
We hope, you enjoyed the videos! Read also: 5 more TED Talks on management, happiness at work and motivation.
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