The collective intelligence of remote teams
"It's not where we work that matters the most; it's how the work is done and who is doing it."
"It's not where we work that matters the most; it's how the work is done and who is doing it."
The economic payoff of investing in machines and software has been elusive. But the inequality resulting from those investments is crystal clear.
Daron Acemoglu ... suggests that the adoption of robots from 1990 to 2020 resulted in fewer jobs and lower wages overall.
"A significant concern with every application of machine learning is fairness."
Workers who were given access to generative artificial intelligence tools became 14% more productive on average than those who were not.
"For top managers, state-of-the art AI tools are a no-brainer. But in the wild, it's often just the opposite for frontline employees."
Collective intelligence comes from a "supermind" that should include both humans and A.I. systems.
Bob Pozen, author of the book "Extreme Productivity," emphasizes that the average person makes between 10,000 to 40,000 decisions a day.
"We've made progress toward artificial general intelligence, but it is still a fair distance away, and some of the buzz is marketing hype."
Professor Simon Johnson discusses the global economy, impacts of deglobalisation, and the rise of artificial intelligence.