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The Robotic CEO...

Talkat AlterConf Dublin 2016 · on Saturday, 2016-08-06
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Argues that automation targets working-class jobs and now CEOs, citing IBM Watson and Ross replacing legal research; gives concrete numbers: 13.6 million US truckers, $180,000 annual lorry operating cost, drivers ≈ 26% of that, a $30,000 self-driving kit pays back in about a year; estimates ~$100M to develop a robotic CEO and selling two at $40M each recoups investment, and urges refusing projects that prioritize ROI over livelihoods.

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  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 0:55A bit about me
  3. 2:35I don't eat pasta
  4. 4:14Tech has been really good to me.
  5. 6:09Has tech been good for the working classes?
  6. 8:43The Luddites
  7. 10:47Let's replace the CEO
  8. 11:22What do CEOs actually do?
  9. 12:10Why CEOs maybe should be machines
  10. 14:34ROI Trucker v. CEO
  11. 17:47Why CEOs can't be machines
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