Nobel laureate Shearer: To deal with AI threats, to provide life insurance for the people

(Original title: How to stop 'extremely disruptive' AI from harming society: Robert Shiller) Netease Technology News January 19 news, according to CNBC website reported before the opening of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Yale University professor, Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert (Shiller) (Robert Shiller) interviewed At that time, artificial intelligence (AI) may be the biggest challenge facing the job market and even human beings themselves. However, he stated that he already had radical ideas that could be implemented to mitigate the potential harm of AI to society. Shearer said: "What we have seen is unprecedented, artificial intelligence has come and it is having a huge impact." When asked whether he is worried about AI threats, he said: "AI has caused tremendous uncertainty Sex has a different impact on different people. Some people may be eliminated, but A and I may bring a lot of good influence. Maybe we will have more school teachers and smaller classes. People will take care of the elderly. We will live longer. However, for me, the most important thing is the uncertainty we face because AI can be extremely destructive." In recent years, AI has attracted widespread attention. For example, AI or robots will replace human workers, causing huge social and economic changes. In 2013, a research report was published by the University of Oxford and it is expected that 47% of US jobs will be replaced by robotics and automation technology within 20 years. This view has been recognized by other well-known technology leaders. However, not everyone thinks AI is so bad. For example, Gartner, a market research firm, said in a recent report that by 2020, AI may create 2.3 million jobs, more than the 1.8 million jobs it may cause to disappear. Mr. Schiller, who won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2013 for his achievements in asset prices and inefficient markets, said that he advocates a kind of "people's livelihood insurance" to reduce the unemployment or income drop that AI may cause. He said: "I think people are facing unprecedented career risks. I think we should think about some insurance plans for individuals and careers and prevent inequality in the process from intensifying. People tend to worry about what is happening now and may be The government redistributes revenue, but I think we should turn to other types of insurance redistribution programs." When asked about the concept of "people's livelihood insurance," Shearer said that this concept is already taking root, but it needs more support to get wider application. He said: "We began to see some livelihood insurance activities. We now have a web design school that teaches young people how to program computers to run Internet sites. They don't charge anything unless you find jobs above a certain income level. Then they will Tax your first year income and take away 10% of your first year's income. They promise to give you a job. If you don't get a satisfactory job, you don't have to pay anything.” (small) Original link https://