How Our Own Humanity Can Save Our Jobs From the Rise of AI

"We're all sorry for the other guy when he loses his job to a machine. When it comes to your job, that's different, and it always will be different." In the 1968 Star Trek episode, "The Ultimate Computer," these were Dr. McCoy's words of wisdom to a concerned Captain Kirk, who was fretting over the possibility he might be replaced by the advanced M5 supercomputer. Nearly 50 years later, concerns over artificial intelligence-driven job losses have moved from science fiction to everyday reality, with a growing chorus of voices sounding the alarm over potential labor disruptions wrought by the rise of robots. Some experts now are warning that machines and AI will be outperforming humans at nearly every task in 45 years, leading to massive unemployment.