Wealth Distribution and Future Working Models in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Automation
Robert Kuttner examines the impacts of artificial intelligence and automation on the workforce and wealth accumulation, recalling Wassily Leontief's views and evaluating wealth tax debates.
Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence technologies are reigniting debates over the future of human labor and the extreme concentration of wealth. Experts are examining how automation is transforming the most fundamental economic problems of our era.
Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of Call Centers
Advanced solutions offered by artificial intelligence systems are raising questions about the future of traditional call center services and the replacement of human intermediation.
Wassily Leontief's Automation Parable
Nobel laureate economist Wassily Leontief's automation parable, put forward decades ago, sheds light on today's artificial intelligence-driven world.
Extreme Concentration in Wealth Distribution
Developments in artificial intelligence and the financial sector are accelerating the concentration of wealth in the hands of a very small minority, deepening the economic divide.
California Proposition 40 and the Wealth Tax
Wealth tax initiatives in California are adding a new dimension to national and global debates regarding the taxation of billionaires.
Human Labor and New Employment Areas
As automation also threatens the service sector, the creation of new employment models in fields such as elderly and childcare is of vital importance.
John Maynard Keynes and the Philosophy of Leisure
John Maynard Keynes's predictions on increasing productivity and shortening working hours open up the balance between human freedom and labor in future society for discussion.