robots – P2P Foundation https://blog.p2pfoundation.net Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:34:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 62076519 Inventing the Future: a Conversation with Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/inventing-future-conversation-nick-srnicek-alex-williams/2016/06/20 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/inventing-future-conversation-nick-srnicek-alex-williams/2016/06/20#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2016 09:30:00 +0000 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=57160 “We actually want automation. It’s not that automation is going to happen and we’re worried about it – we’re advocation for automation” This is the second in a series of podcasts from New Economics Foundation on what they dub the Economics of the Future. It features Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams talking about their latest... Continue reading →

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“We actually want automation. It’s not that automation is going to happen and we’re worried about it – we’re advocation for automation”

This is the second in a series of podcasts from New Economics Foundation on what they dub the Economics of the Future. It features Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams talking about their latest volume Demand the Future and, among other things, they make clear that the Universal Basic Income they advocate for isn’t Hayek’s brand of BI. For more P2P-perspectives on accelerationsim and Demand the Future, please follow this link.

From the shownotes to the podcast:

Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams, authors of Inventing the Future, join Kirsty to discuss the possibility of a future without work.

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Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan.

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Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org.

Music by Quiet Music for Tiny Robots, Podington Bear and Ketsa.

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