AI Career Primer

Think of going into AI as a career? This video is a good primer discussing and illustrating what AI is, areas of opportunity, and fields of study that will best enable you to break into the emerging industry. It suggests, of course, going into computer science and math for an undergraduate degree but also points out that getting a Masters and Phd may be necessary for success in the field. 

Also, this video explains the basics of neural networks pretty well.     

Should We Be Considering a Universal Basic Income For the Future?

For the 99.9% of the rest of us, who are not software geniuses, it may be time to start talking about a Universal Basic Income. The Silicon Valley vanguard is already going there. It's a new idea that may be hard for some to swallow. Our Puritan work ethic culture may not abide and the socialist types may not like the 'no strings attached' payout but considering the changes we are facing, the time has come at least for a discussion. 

It is surprising and perhaps a little unnerving that people like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are not hesitant in bringing it up.  

Here is a recent article discussing UBI:

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg encouraging a UBI