There are a number of people who are worried about machines, artificial intelligence technology, quote, taking over the world. But I'm not; my reasons for unword may be a little complicated, but let me see if I can state it briefly. The basis of my non-worry comes from the fact that I think the idea of universal computation is a myth. And so what we're going to do is there's really no more reason to make human-like intelligence because we can do it so easily with untrained workforce.
Kevin Kelly talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about measuring productivity in the internet age and recent claims that the U.S. economy has entered a prolonged period of stagnation. Then the conversation turns to the potential of robots to change the quality of our daily lives.