Technology is Making Inequality Worse….
COURSE FULL. TO GO ONTO WAITING LIST, PLEASE E-MAIL US At [email protected]
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity”… Albert Einstein, written 100 years ago!
The automation of factories has already decimated jobs in traditional manufacturing, & the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes. It’s one form of progress, but it’s also socially destructive. Many people see not just their standard of living, but their ability to earn a living at all, disappearing. It is no wonder then that they are searching for a new deal, which Trump & Brexit might have appeared to represent.
How can technology balance this inequality? Who is working on this? In this course we’ll look at how ‘Big Technology’ has & is failing us. Were compliant voters deceived? Should Canada put it’s future in the hands of industrialized farming & high tech? We’ll look at what is making inroads on serious global challenges.
Moderator: Pat Simke
Date and Time: Tuesdays September 12 and 19 from 2-4 PM
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBD
Cost: $12
Maximum Class Size: 30
Booking: See Terms and Conditions. Please note maximum of two spots per person.
When the course is full, to go onto the waiting list, please send us an e-mail at [email protected]
The automation of factories has already decimated jobs in traditional manufacturing, & the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes. It’s one form of progress, but it’s also socially destructive. Many people see not just their standard of living, but their ability to earn a living at all, disappearing. It is no wonder then that they are searching for a new deal, which Trump & Brexit might have appeared to represent.
How can technology balance this inequality? Who is working on this? In this course we’ll look at how ‘Big Technology’ has & is failing us. Were compliant voters deceived? Should Canada put it’s future in the hands of industrialized farming & high tech? We’ll look at what is making inroads on serious global challenges.
Moderator: Pat Simke
Date and Time: Tuesdays September 12 and 19 from 2-4 PM
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBD
Cost: $12
Maximum Class Size: 30
Booking: See Terms and Conditions. Please note maximum of two spots per person.
When the course is full, to go onto the waiting list, please send us an e-mail at [email protected]