David Wood - The Economic Singularity

Dr. David Wood discusses "The Economic Singularity", a disruptive economic event originating from Artificial Intelligence & Automation technologies that could lead to wide scale unemployment - and may have already begun. Today's discussion is focused on themes from the new book, "Future Visions: How to Survive and Thrive in the Upcoming Economic Singularity: A Variety of Perspectives". It's available through Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTGHJCT4 Our discussion includes not only speculative analysis of trends related to economic & labor market impacts of AI, but also historical examples from automation & supply-chain efficiency disruption. This includes the growth of Wal-Mart in the '90s, which was accused of disrupting small business due to highly efficient supply chain management, as well as the boom in online shopping through portals like Amazon, which are accused of disrupting shopping malls through pricing & convenience. Dr. David Wood, a well-known futurist, author, singularitarian, and chair of the London Futurists. He has an MA in Mathematics, graduate studies in the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge, an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Westminster, and over 30 years of experience in the technology industry ranging from mobile software & OS development to corporate advisory and leadership. As a futurist, Dr. Wood has served as the Co-Founder of Transhumanist UK, Executive Director of Transpolitica, Node Co-Chair of The Millennium Project, Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and his current role as Principal at Delta Wisdom. He also holds board positions at SingularityNet, Sustensis, the LEV Foundation, and is a former board member of Humanity Plus. David is the author of 13 books, and is one of the T3's "100 most influential people in technology". His focus is on radical transformation in society and humanity enabled by technological disruption. LINKS & RESOURCES: Future Visions: How to Survive and Thrive in the Upcoming Economic Singularity: A Variety of Perspectives https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTGHJCT4 U.S. Transhumanist Party Virtual Enlightenment Salon with the OmniFuturists – January 28, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHIpd4_Hauc&t=614s Post-Scarcity Economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity Delta Wisdom: https://deltawisdom.com/ David's Blog: https://dw2blog.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dw2cco/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dw2 London Futurists: https://londonfuturists.com/