Will Artificial Intelligence Put My Job At Risk?
BY spectator events
Details:
June 18, 2014
6:30 pm
Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London SW1Y 5DG
speakers:
Andrew Neil, chairman, The Spectator Magazine Group
Bryan Appleyard, journalist and author
Jamie Bartlett, director, Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, Demos
Nicola Smith, head of economic and social affairs, Trade Unions Congress
Andrew Blake, laboratory director, Microsoft
Description:
Artificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction – it is a reality. Today, from speech recognition to concept communication and robotics, the evolution of computing power is showing no signs of slowing down.
But now that computers are so sophisticated, what are humans good for? The onset of the digital age has already led to what some experts call a ‘hollowing out’ of the middle class, as machines do to the white-collar jobs what they did to blue-collar jobs in the 20th century. Who would hire a human when a computer can do the job just as well? Will artificial intelligence threaten your career?
The Spectator, in partnership with Microsoft, invited guests to join in the discussion. Click here for a full report on the discussion.