Around the world, technology is disrupting the workforce, with automation poised to displace humans in the fields of medicine, agriculture, and beyond. Will the rise of robots fuel a new wave of “us versus them” populism capable of undermining democracy?
For the Motion:
Ian Bremmer, Founder and President, Eurasia Group
Yascha Mounk, Lecturer, Harvard University & Senior Fellow, New America
Against the Motion:
Andrew Keen, Internet Entrepreneur & Author, How To Fix The Future
Alina Polyakova, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, The Brookings Institution
For the Motion:
Ian Bremmer, Founder and President, Eurasia Group
Yascha Mounk, Lecturer, Harvard University & Senior Fellow, New America
Against the Motion:
Andrew Keen, Internet Entrepreneur & Author, How To Fix The Future
Alina Polyakova, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, The Brookings Institution
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst This debate is one more among the ones on the challenges brought by automation. There will be more. In this case too much doom and politics talk about democracy crash. Beyond what is here said these debates are needed to produce awareness in civil society, thus elites won't hijack the progress which automation can bring, and the transition to a new digital economy and real democratised society happens. We need to spread this awareness. What are you going to do?