- Title: Humans Need Not Apply
- Subject: Effects of AI Automation on Employment
- Type: YouTube video
- Duration: 15 minutes
- Year: 2014
- Level: middle school and up
- Watch online: YouTube
- Publisher: CGP Grey
Description:
A well-reasoned and witty look at how AI and robotic automation will impact human employment in virtually every area, from low-skilled jobs to white collar, professional, and creative jobs. Great use of visuals, and a good explanation of why this situation is likely to turn out differently than the three previous industrial revolutions (steam, electricity, and computing).
The video is only a little dated now. Self-driving taxis are out there but they still have human safety drivers baby-sitting them — for good reason. The only truly self-driving cars in the wild are Teslas on autopilot when the owner falls asleep. The Baxter robot has been less successful than expected, and Watson’s medical career has been a commercial flop. But as the video notes, these are still early days.
