Craven New World: Will advances in Technology make a better world possible or entrench existing class inequality?

Anomie: Anarchy in the 21st Century

In this episode we look at the coming advances in technology (automation, AGI, gene editing, etc.) and whether this revolution will improve the lives of working people or simply give birth to a dystopian Bladerunner world. Please find below the articles we used to research this topic.

https://thoughtmaybe.com/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/darpa-arati-prabhakar-humans-machines

https://www.forbes.com/sites/neerajain/2020/09/30/3-things-to-know-about-the-future-of-work-and-automation/?sh=d6e1f9f4a157

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/artificial-intelligence-future-scenarios-180968403/

https://amp.economist.com/open-future/2019/04/25/how-genetic-engineering-will-reshape-humanity