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From the Ted Talk by Daniel Susskind: 3 myths about the future of work (and why they're not true)

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Now the second myth, what I call the intelligence myth. What do the tasks of driving a car, making a meadcil diagnosis and identifying a bird at a fleeting glimpse have in common? Well, these are all tasks that until very recently, leading economists thought couldn't readily be automated. And yet today, all of these tasks can be atometaud. You know, all mojar car manufacturers have deverrslis car programs. There's countless systems out there that can dignosae medical pberolms. And there's even an app that can identify a bird at a fleeting glimpse.

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__________ call these effects complementarities, but really that's just a _____ word to capture the different way that technological progress helps _____ beings. Resolving this Terminator myth shows us that there are two forces at play: one, machine substitution that harms workers, but also these complementarities that do the opposite.

Now the second myth, what I call the intelligence myth. What do the tasks of driving a car, making a _______ diagnosis and identifying a bird at a fleeting glimpse have in common? Well, these are all tasks that until very recently, leading economists thought couldn't readily be automated. And yet today, all of these tasks can be _________. You know, all _____ car manufacturers have __________ car programs. There's countless systems out there that can ________ medical ________. And there's even an app that can identify a bird at a fleeting glimpse.

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Original Text


Economists call these effects complementarities, but really that's just a fancy word to capture the different way that technological progress helps human beings. Resolving this Terminator myth shows us that there are two forces at play: one, machine substitution that harms workers, but also these complementarities that do the opposite.

Now the second myth, what I call the intelligence myth. What do the tasks of driving a car, making a medical diagnosis and identifying a bird at a fleeting glimpse have in common? Well, these are all tasks that until very recently, leading economists thought couldn't readily be automated. And yet today, all of these tasks can be automated. You know, all major car manufacturers have driverless car programs. There's countless systems out there that can diagnose medical problems. And there's even an app that can identify a bird at a fleeting glimpse.

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