TED Talks

Martin Ford: How we'll earn money in a future without jobs (2017x230)

Air date: Oct 26, 2017

Machines that can think, learn and adapt are coming -- and that could mean that we humans will end up with significant unemployment. What should we do about it? In a straightforward talk about a controversial idea, futurist Martin Ford makes the case for separating income from traditional work and instituting a universal basic income.