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Bernie Sanders has posted his thoughts on AI to a Google website:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dthbi4lzO58
I don’t doubt his sincerity, nor that he detests multi-billionaires, and therefore I will not rubbish him. But basically he is saying that the bosses are about to dis-employ a large proportion of the workforce by investing in increased technical productivity, with no re-employment of the “lost” workers being part of the plan.
And with amazing stupidity he then says “I am not a Luddite”. Well he should be one!!
Instead he proposes a 32 hour working week, workers’ election of ≥ 45% of directors, profit sharing ≥ 20%, more employee ownership (what, like Waitrose?), and a robot tax.
He represents a social democratic position, even a workforce-focused one, that is fast disappearing and soon won’t be in existence.
