In
the
first
symposium
of
the
Waterloo
Symposium
on
Technology
&
Society series, Martin
Ford explores
the
ways
in
which
AI
and
automation
(aka,
“robots”)
are
outpacing
humans
in
a
range
of
sectors,
from
education
to
law,
agriculture
to
healthcare,
management
and
beyond.
He
offers
a
realistic
view
of
what
the
future
of
work—and
your
place
in
it—will
look
like.
Beyond
pragmatic
concerns,
Ford
addresses
a
bigger
question:
can
accelerating
technology
disrupt
our
entire
economic
system
to
the
point
where
a
fundamental
restructuring
is
required?
This
next
industrial
revolution,
Ford
argues,
will
not
be
like
the
last
one.
In
the
past,
even
as
jobs
were
eliminated,
jobs
were
created
to
replace
them.
Increasingly,
new
machines
will
be
able
to
take
care
of
themselves,
making
fewer
jobs
necessary. This
exciting
talk
is
both
an
exploration
of
this
new
technology
and
a
call
to
arms
to
address
its
implications.
Martin
Ford is
the
founder
of
a
Silicon
Valley-based
software
development
firm
and
the
author
of
three
books.
He
has
over
25
years
of
experience
in
computer
design
and
software
development,
and
holds
a
computer
engineering
degree
from
the
University
of
Michigan,
Ann
Arbor
and
a
graduate
business
degree
from
UCLA.
He
has
written
for
publications
including Fortune, Forbes, The
Atlantic, The
Washington
Post, Project
Syndicate, The
Huffington
Post and The
Fiscal
Times.
Ford
has
also
appeared
on
numerous
radio
and
television
shows,
including
programs
on
NPR
and
CNBC.
Ford's
keynote
lecture
will
be
followed
by
a
panel
discussion
with Ryan
Gariepy,
William
Melek
and
Joël
Blit, moderated by CSG
Executive
Director
Mark
Sedra.
A
reception
with
beer,
wine,
and
soft
drinks
will
conclude
the
symposium.
Registration
is
required.
