Articles like this, which I come across enough to have mental category for them, are hard to take seriously. It seems to me that of the great problems facing

Articles like this, which I come across enough to have mental category for them, are hard to take seriously. It seems to me that of the great problems facing the world that that this is not one of them. As opposed to vague hypothetical troubles down the road, there is no shortage of vexing problems clamoring for attention right now. I think improvements to our political and economic systems, which are under direct human control, would pay big dividends. To the extent automation is a malevolent force for humanity, it seems far more likely that the people and institutions who control this technology will be the ones who decide whether it is used for good or ill.