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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Shellmo: Aquatic 3D printed robot for fun and education

Shellmo: Aquatic 3D printed robot for fun and education | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Shellmo is powered by an Arduino board and the parts can be downloaded and printed. The design files can be modified using Blender.
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The job race: Machines versus humans | VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal

The job race: Machines versus humans | VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Concerns that new digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and robotics will create widespread technological non-employment are now widespread. Various recent labour market trends, ranging from declines in US labour force participation to increases in wage inequality and the share of capital in national income, are seen as harbingers of this new normal (e.g. Brynjolfsson and McAfee 2012, Akst 2014, Autor 2015, Karabarbounis and Neiman 2014, Oberfield and Raval 2014).
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Good news: A robot is going to do your boring job for you

Good news: A robot is going to do your boring job for you | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Good news: A robot is going to do your boring job for you
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Shellmo: Aquatic 3D printed robot for fun and education

Shellmo: Aquatic 3D printed robot for fun and education | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Shellmo is powered by an Arduino board and the parts can be downloaded and printed. The design files can be modified using Blender.
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How robots and Uber will change lives — TWU calls for share economy analysis

How robots and Uber will change lives — TWU calls for share economy analysis | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The Transport Workers' Union (TWU) today called on the next Australian government to convene a task force into the impact of the so-called “sharing economy” and automation on jobs and workplace rights.
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The Super-Secret, Life-Saving, Flying Robot

The Super-Secret, Life-Saving, Flying Robot | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Developing countries are skipping over roads and going straight to drones for providing health care
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Modeled After Ants, Teams of Tiny Robots Can Move 2-Ton Car - NYTimes.com

Modeled After Ants, Teams of Tiny Robots Can Move 2-Ton Car - NYTimes.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
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Why 'Rise of the Robots' was named the most important business book of the year

Why 'Rise of the Robots' was named the most important business book of the year | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Martin Ford's analysis of the future of work has been dubbed the most important business book of 2015.

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We're building superhuman robots. Will they be heroes, or villains? - Washington Post

We're building superhuman robots. Will they be heroes, or villains? - Washington Post | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
With great power comes great responsibility. How will we teach that to robots?
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The Future of Work: Manufacturing Is Now for the Robots; the Middle Class ... - Pacific Standard

The Future of Work: Manufacturing Is Now for the Robots; the Middle Class ...
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The Robots Will Take Our Jobs. Then What? - CKGSB Knowledge

The Robots Will Take Our Jobs. Then What? - CKGSB Knowledge | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The writing is on the wall: the robots will take our jobs. Martin Ford, author of Rise of the Robots, explains the implications for the capitalist system.
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The Future of Robots Doesn't Look Like What You Think It Looks Like - Pacific Standard


We are currently a little obsessed with “the future of work.” Predicting it could help us prepare, learn new skills, and better ensure our survival.

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Robots and the future of work - Technical.ly Brooklyn

Robots and the future of work - Technical.ly Brooklyn | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Will artificial intelligence make your job obsolete? A Northside Festival panel of three robot-minded experts weighs in.
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The Rise of Small Farm Robots — Food is the New Internet — Medium

The Rise of Small Farm Robots - Food is the New Internet - Medium
Or why the miniaturization of farm machinery will help encourage small, diverse farms.
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European lawmakers want robots to pay taxes

European lawmakers want robots to pay taxes | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
If robots are going to steal human jobs and otherwise disrupt society, they should at the very least pay taxes.
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The Rise of Small Farm Robots — Food is the New Internet — Medium

The Rise of Small Farm Robots - Food is the New Internet - Medium

Marilee Foster is not the kind of farmer who makes rash decisions. But when she recently heard about Rowbot, a lawn-mower sized autonomous machine that can fertilize the soil, mulch weeds and sow crops on 50 acres a day, she asked, “How much does it cost? And where can I get it?”

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A post-work economy of robots and machines is a bad Utopia for the left

A post-work economy of robots and machines is a bad Utopia for the left | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A Brave New World of worklessness and a universal wage is attracting advocates across the political spectrum.
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What Will We Do When Robots Take Our Jobs?

What Will We Do When Robots Take Our Jobs? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
We are in the midst of a revolution, occasioned by the disappearance of a massive number of jobs as we know them. We are experiencing the end of work as we know it.
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Why you don’t understand Holacracy — Medium

Why you don’t understand Holacracy — Medium | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
TL;DR: because you think it’s a solution in itself, while it’s merely a framework for organizations to create them in an…
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Will Robots Save The Future Of Work?

Will Robots Save The Future Of Work? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Is a robot coming for your job? It’s not a novel question, but if Gartner’s predictions are correct, the answer could be leaning more definitively toward..

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Understanding The Rise Of The Robots

Understanding The Rise Of The Robots | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
In this talk recorded at the RSA, leading expert on AI and the robotics revolution Martin Ford offers both an exploration of this new technology and a call to arms to face its radical implications. The world is being transformed by a profound technological revolution, dominated by digital – a second machine age. Digital technology is changing …
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Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared Of Capitalism, Not Robots

Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared Of Capitalism, Not Robots | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
"If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed."
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BBC DOCUMENTARY 2015 | The Rising of the Robot Discovery Channel Science Documentaries 2015 - YouTube

BBC DOCUMENTARY 2015 | The Rising of the Robot Discovery Channel Full Documentary HD 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------...
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What happens when humans are obsolete? - Big Issue

What happens when humans are obsolete? - Big Issue | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

And a recent report noted that the increase in inequality and creation of a permanent, unemployable “underclass” could lead to riots and social unrest. “The central question of 2025 will be: What are people for in a world that does not need their labour?” one analyst commented.

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sex robot that uses technology to create the illusion of sentience: The Uncanny Lover

sex robot that uses technology to create the illusion of sentience: The Uncanny Lover | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Matt McMullen is developing a sex robot that uses technology to create the illusion of sentience. But is it enough to generate real emotions in its user?
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