Global Head of Research, Smartkarma

Mark Artherton

Global Head of Research

LR Research

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>1.  Artificial Intelligence drives down wages.</strong>   The Economist wrote an article showing how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating new jobs.  AI algorithms need constant checking and feeding to ensure they are OK, rather like babies.  The creators of these algorithms outsource these tasks to low paid workers in around the world.  Individual tasks are repetitive and dull, but they appear to be the kind of 'repetitive and dull' that computers cannot do.  It is an amazing ecosystem - very similar…</p></div>

1.  Artificial Intelligence drives down wages.   The Economist wrote an article showing how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating new jobs.  AI algorithms need constant checking and feeding to ensure they are OK, rather like babies.  The creators of these algorithms outsource these tasks to low paid workers in around the world.  Individual tasks are repetitive and dull, but they appear to be the kind of 'repetitive and dull' that computers cannot do.  It is an amazing ecosystem - very similar…

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