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Brain Makes Splash With Structural Unemployment Message at Singularity Summit 08

October 26, 2008

IEET Fellow Marshall Brain spoke on his projections of widespread structural unemployment as a result of automation, and the need for a basic income guarantee, at the Singularity Summit in San Jose.

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 02/09 at 02:40 PM

I've written Marshall before, advising him that he should investigate the ideas of Louis Kelso, as well as other Kelsonians, such as Prof. (of Law, Syracuse U.) Robert Ashford, Norman Kurland, and, most especially, robotics engineer James Albus.

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Brain Makes Splash With Structural Unemployment Message at Singularity Summit 08

October 26, 2008