Covid-19 driven advances in automation and artificial intelligence risk exacerbating economic inequality

Anton Korinek; Joseph E Stiglitz

doi:10.1136/bmj.n367

Covid-19 driven advances in automation and artificial intelligence risk exacerbating economic inequality

BMJ. 2021 Mar 15:372:n367. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n367.

Authors

Anton Korinek¹, Joseph E Stiglitz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Economics and Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA [email protected].
² Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

Abstract

Anton Korinek and Joseph E Stiglitz make the case for a deliberate effort to steer technological advances in a direction that enhances the role of human workers

MeSH terms

Allied Health Occupations / economics
Artificial Intelligence / economics*
Automation / economics
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Economic Factors*
Humans
Income
SARS-CoV-2
Salaries and Fringe Benefits*
Telemedicine / economics