AI revolution: economic and social implications in Ukraine

Date and time: Thursday 9 February at 7pm Place: Gulliver food court, 5th floor Entrance: free and without registration In this meeting, we will talk about the way Artificial Intelligence is changing work and society in Ukraine. AI threatens to destroy half of existing jobs globally. How to prepare for this upcoming massive human unemployment, and explosion of social inequalities? READ:Will a robot take your job? http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34066941 1.Do you think a universal basic income is part of the solution? It is being experimented across Europe (Finland, Netherlands, France...) and it's a major theme of the 2017 French presidential election. READ:'If Robots and AI Steal Our Jobs, a Universal Basic Income Could Help': https://singularityhub.com/2016/12/13/if-robots-steal-our-jobs-a-universal-basic-income-could-help/ Should Ukraine adopt this universal basic income, as part of its European integration agenda? READ:European Parliament’s legal affairs committee wants to look into basic income in light of robots threat http://basicincome.org/news/2017/01/european-parliament-report-robots-artificial-intelligence-basic-income/ Today, a senior IT specialist in Ukraine earns 60 times the minimal salary. How to deal with this huge income inequality? More taxes on the IT sector? Alternative solutions? READ:Does Google Really Think It Doesn’t Have to Pay Taxes in Europe? http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/24/does-google-really-think-it-doesn-t-have-to-pay-taxes-in-europe.html 2. Do you think online education (Coursera...) is part of the solution? Is this opportunity enough to re-train people for AI-related jobs? What other ideas do you suggest for the Ukrainian context? READ:The MOOC Revolution That Wasn’t https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/11/the-mooc-revolution-that-wasnt/ 3.Do AI and IT technologies really increase productivity? Does AI bring an economic revolution, or just useless gadgets? READ:Dear Silicon Valley: Forget Flying Cars, Give Us Economic Growth https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601682/dear-silicon-valley-forget-flying-cars-give-us-economic-growth/