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• Categorized in 17036

  From rust belt to robot belt: Turning AI into jobs in the US heartland

  Artificial intelligence is offering an amazing opportunity to increase prosperity, but whether or not ­we will seize it is our choice.
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  Basic income could work—if you do it Canada-style

  A Canadian province is giving people money with no strings attached—revealing both the appeal and the limitations of the idea.
• Categorized in Smart cities

  Phoenix will no longer be Phoenix if Waymo’s driverless-car experiment succeeds

  Shared autonomous vehicles could transform American cities built around car ownership.
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  Why robots helped Donald Trump win

  Toledo has more robots per worker than any other US city. They’re producing a healthy economy—and lots of anxiety.
• Categorized in 17036

  Rebuilding Germany’s centuries-old vocational program

  The Ausbildung is widely touted as an example other countries should follow. But it’s struggling to keep up with technological change.
• Categorized in Artificial intelligence

  This is how the robot uprising finally begins

  Combining the latest advances in artificial intelligence with robots could transform manufacturing and warehousing—and take AI to the next level.
• Categorized in Policy

  It’s time to rein in the data barons

  Facebook, Amazon, and Google will resist attempts to restrain their market power. But for the sake of our collective prosperity and our personal privacy, it’s a fight we can’t afford to lose.