The Rise of the Machines – Why Automation is Different this Time

What is certain is that things will turn negative. The information age and modern

automation

can be a great opportunity to change human society and significantly reduce poverty and inequality. It could be a defining moment in human history. We will talk about

this

potential and possible solutions such as universal basic income in the second part of

this

series. We need to think big and fast because one thing is for sure...the

machines

are not coming...they are already here! It took us around 900 hours to make this clip and we were working on it for over nine months.

Projects like this would not exist without your support on Patreon.com. If you want to help us and get personalized Kurzgesagt birds in return, that would be a great help! We've based much of this clip on two very good books: The Rise of Robotics and The Second Machine Age. You can find links to both in the video description! We also made little robot stickers that you can buy and lots of other things in our DFTBA store (Don't forget to be awesome). This video is part of a larger series on how technology is and will change human life forever.

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