AI in the economy

The Reith Lectures by BBC

Dec 15, 202158:04Society & Culture

Professor Stuart Russell explores the future of work and one of the most concerning issues raised by Artificial Intelligence: the threat to jobs. How will the economy adapt as work is increasingly done by machines? Econo...

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