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In this short video, Matthew Berman considers a hypothetical economy with abundant energy and inexpensive automated production. He imagines robots operating farms around the clock and asks how lower prices and changing jobs might affect people.
- 1Jobs and automationBerman asks how AI and robotics may affect employment and the economy.
- 2A hypothetical robot farmHe imagines robots running an efficient farm around the clock.
- 3Possible lower pricesHe extends the thought experiment to other industries and imagines much cheaper goods.
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- Berman imagines robots operating farms continuously and extends the idea to other industries.
- His scenario assumes abundant energy and very cheap production; these conditions are hypothetical.
- Automation could affect both the prices of goods and the jobs people do, though the short does not establish specific outcomes.
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An automated economy
Berman considers a robot-run farm and a future of cheap production. He asks what those changes might mean for jobs and consumers.
How might AI and robots change goods, services and the job market? I point to job losses and ask readers to imagine a future with abundant energy and extremely cheap production. Those conditions are assumptions in a thought experiment, not an established forecast.
Imagine a farm operated efficiently by robots around the clock, then extend that idea to other industries. In such a scenario, everyday goods could become much cheaper; what that would mean for jobs and for people’s future is an open question.
For a deeper discussion, I recommend Ash Stewart’s article in the Forward Future newsletter.
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