A Conference on Humans, Machines and the Future of Work

关于人类、机器和未来工作的会议

• 批准号: 1648897
• 负责人: Moshe Vardi
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: William Marsh Rice University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-11-01 至 2017-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1648897&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Humans; Machines; Future; Work

This project supports a conference on "Humans, Machines, and the Future of Work" to be held at Rice University, in Houston, TX. The conference will focus on issues created by the impact of information technology on labor markets over the next 25 years, addressing questions such as: What advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and automation are expected over the next 25 years? What will be the impact of these advances on job creation, job destruction, and wages in the labor market? What skills are required for the job market of the future? How can education prepare workers for that job market? What educational changes are needed? What economic and social policies are required to integrate people whose skills do not match the needs of future labor markets? How can social mobility in such an environment be preserved and increased? The conference will feature 16 renowned speakers and panelists from academia, industry and leading think tanks with expertise in technology, economics, social sciences, and the humanities. The goal of the conference is to start a conversation between many academic disciplines on the future of work in order to make this topic a subject of ongoing academic inquiry, as well as a subject of public policy discussion.The current understanding of the Information Technology Revolution is somewhat similar to the 1970s' understanding of global warming. Facts are known with some level of certainty. Computers are eliminating some jobs involving structured tasks in manufacturing, clerical work, and some other mid-skill occupations. At the same time, computers are creating new jobs in many other occupations, particularly for technically skilled people. Beyond these facts lies a broad landscape of speculation. Not much is known about the Information Technology Revolution's net effect on employment and wages. Equally important, not much is known about the speed at which the revolution is proceeding. To the extent this uncertainty can be reduced, it will require a joint effort by computer scientists, economists, sociologists, psychologists, and others. Addressing these issues is an important national challenge.

该项目支持在德克萨斯州休斯敦莱斯大学举行的有关“人类，机器和工作未来”的会议。会议将重点关注因信息技术对劳动力市场的影响而在未来25年中造成的问题，涉及以下问题：预计未来25年的人工智能，机器人技术和自动化的进步是什么？这些进步对劳动力市场的创造，就业破坏和工资的影响会有什么？未来的就业市场需要什么技能？教育如何为该就业市场做好准备？需要哪些教育变化？需要哪些经济和社会政策来整合其技能不符合未来劳动力市场需求的人们？在这种环境中如何保留和增加社会流动性？该会议将包括来自学术界，工业界和领先的智囊团的16位著名演讲者和小组成员，并具有技术，经济学，社会科学和人文科学方面的专业知识。会议的目的是在许多学科之间就工作的未来进行对话，以使该主题成为正在进行的学术询问的主题，以及公共政策讨论的主题。当前对信息技术革命的理解与1970年代对全球变暖的理解有些相似。事实是有确定性的。 计算机正在消除一些涉及制造业，文书工作和其他中技能职业的结构化任务的工作。 同时，计算机正在许多其他职业中创造新的工作，特别是对于技术熟练的人。除了这些事实之外，还存在着广阔的投机景观。 关于信息技术革命对就业和工资的净影响知之甚少。同样重要的是，对革命进行的速度并不了解。 在可以减少这种不确定性的范围内，它将需要计算机科学家，经济学家，社会学家，心理学家等共同努力。解决这些问题是一个重要的国家挑战。