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Gerald Huff

@geraldhuff

tracking the risk of technological unemployment. principal software engineer at a silicon valley manufacturer. all opinions are my own.

Joined May 2007
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We deserve to know what's in the GOP's health care plan. It must be made public. Retweet if you agree. axios.com/senate-gop-wrappin…
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tylercowen
@tylercowen16 Feb 2017
Comparing current automation to the Industrial Revolution isn't actually so comforting, bloomberg.com/view/articles/…
Industrial Revolution Comparisons Aren't Comforting

Industrial Revolution Comparisons Aren't Comforting

More automation may be good in the long run, but there'll be turmoil along the way.

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Andrew Ng
@AndrewYNg31 Jan 2017
CMU just made history: AI beats top humans at Texas Hold'em poker. A stunning accomplishment, comparable to Deep Blue & AlphaGo! – at Mountain View, CA
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Trump was stronger where the economy is weaker: 53eig.ht/2fAdRe0
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"There is a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income due to automation"- @ElonMusk #2MA #AI cnbc.com/2016/11/04/elon-mus…
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This is big. Obama: We have to have a conversation about machines, jobs, & work and should debate a basic income wired.com/2016/10/obama-aims…
We Must Remake Society in the Coming Age of AI: Obama

We Must Remake Society in the Coming Age of AI: Obama

In conversation with WIRED, Obama says our economic and social models must change after the rise of the machines.

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Globalization, #Robots, and the #FutureOfWork: An Interview with Jeffrey Joerres hbr.org/2016/10/globalizatio…
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This ? needs 100x the votes it currently has. Please vote it up and share it with others to vote up. presidentialopenquestions.co… #basicincome
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Robert Reich (Why We’ll Need a Universal Basic Income Imagine a...)@rooseveltinst @TechDailyNow @NYMag robertreich.org/post/1511116…
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Jim Pugh@dr_pugh25 Sep 2016
Looking forward to leading a session with @heysandhya on #BasicIncome at @sxsweco next month! schedule.sxsweco.com/events/…
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Via @NPR: As Our Jobs Are Automated, Some Say We'll Need A Guaranteed Basic Income n.pr/2cWV7Wv with @iftf fellow @nataliefoster
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Forbes interviewed me recently about the idea of universal basic income. It was published yesterday and appears... fb.me/85aCpx0Th
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Tim O'Reilly
@timoreilly1 Aug 2016
Just published my latest #NextEconomy piece on @LinkedIn: To survive, the game of business needs to update its rules bit.ly/2acdLJN
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Congratulations to @MFordFuture, winner of @FT @McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2015 #BBYA15 Rise of the Robots
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twephanie@twephanie22 Jul 2016
You want to help? Hillary for America needs more engineers in Brooklyn. hrc.io/tech
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Calum Chace@cccalum20 Jul 2016
The Economic Singularity. Available at Amazon now! amzn.to/29O5GXl
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Something BIG has been in the works... are you ready? There will be a #basicincome panel at the DNC & I'll be on... fb.me/7rl5t0I1e
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Josh Marshall
@joshtpm13 Jul 2016
I'm genuinely shocked isnt more on this. Trump claims blacks r marching across the country IN FAVOR of Micah Johnson talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog…

A Propagator of Race Hatred and Violence

This isn’t getting a lot of attention. But it should. Everybody took...

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Robin Chase@rmchase9 Jul 2016
Detroit '90: 3 largest cos had a combined market value of $65b w/ 1.2m workers. Silicon Valley '14: 3 largest value of $1.09T w 137k workers
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What will automation mean for America? Join me for a discussion with a couple of the experts→whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/06/…
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