Are robots taking our jobs?

In the future, what forces will cause the economy to grow and
stagnate? What impact will AI and automation have on the economy?
Is capitalism a sustainable economic model?



Today on The Sound of Economics, we're asking the big questions.
In order to find answers, our own Giuseppe Porcaro hosts Aaron
Benanav, recent author of Automation and the Future of Work.
Benanav argues that the "rise of the robots" may not really
explain future employment crises, or our failure to move into a
post-scarcity era.



Meanwhile, Bruegel Research Fellow Laura Nurski adds insight from
her own research at Bruegel's Future of work and inclusive
growth project, and Alexis Moraitis at Lancaster University
considers how advances in technology could impact the
international political economy.



If you want to learn more about the possible robot uprising,
check out our work on artificial intelligence in the workplace,
or listen to our past podcast, The Skills of the Future.