BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20181018T181526Z UID:A807D28C-3277-4F09-A57C-0DE71FD08446 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181017T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181017T170000 DESCRIPTION:The “dot-com” digital technology boom together with governm ental tax increases resulted in the 1998 - 2001 federal budget surplus. Wi ll emerging artificial intelligence\, AI\, and deep learning technology he lp the US recover from the budget deficits we have had since 2001?\n\nAI s hould make more jobs for technologists and expand our economy. What about other skilled professionals like radiologists\, who are being displaced by the AI that can do a better job? The McKinsey Global Institute report\, “Jobs lost\, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation (2017)\,” predicted that up to 33% of our workers will have to find new jobs by 2030.\n\nJoseph Aoun\, President of Northeastern University\, in h is book Robot-Proof: Education in an Age of Artificial Intelligenceadvocat es educating people to invent\, create\, and discover—filling needs that even the most sophisticated robot cannot do. Workers will need both compu ter and human communication skills and psychology learned in the humanitie s. Basic income pilot programs in Ontario Canada and Silicon Valley are un derway to help those whose jobs are eliminated by AI\n\nWould government “trickle up” economic policy be more effective than present “trickle down” in increasing income equality?\n\nCo-sponsored by: Boston Section \, life members affiliate group\; Boston SSIT Chapter\n\nSpeaker(s): Paul\ , \n\nAgenda: \n3:30 Coffee and Cookies\n\n4PM Presentation followed by di scussion\, questions\, concerns\, whatever\n\nBldg: Lincoln Lab Cafeteria\ , 244 Wood Street\, Lexington\, Massachusetts\, United States LOCATION:Bldg: Lincoln Lab Cafeteria\, 244 Wood Street\, Lexington\, Massac husetts\, United States ORGANIZER:lorilee@ll.mit.edu SEQUENCE:6 SUMMARY:Electronics fueled the 2000 US budget surplus. Will AI help or hind er? URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176571 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The &ldquo\;dot-com&rdquo\; digital techno logy boom together with governmental tax increases resulted in the 1998 - 2001 federal budget surplus. Will emerging artificial intelligence\, AI\, and deep learning technology help the US recover from the budget deficits we have had since 2001?</p>\n<p>AI should make more jobs for technologists and expand our economy. What about other skilled professionals like radio logists\, who are being displaced by the AI that can do a better job? The McKinsey Global Institute report\, &ldquo\;Jobs lost\, jobs gained: Workfo rce transitions in a time of automation (2017)\,&rdquo\; predicted that up to 33% of our workers will have to find new jobs by 2030.</p>\n<p>Joseph Aoun\, President of Northeastern University\, in his book&nbsp\;<em>Robot- Proof: Education in an Age of Artificial Intelligence</em>advocates educat ing people to invent\, create\, and discover&mdash\;filling needs that eve n the most sophisticated robot cannot do. Workers will need both computer and human communication skills and psychology learned in the humanities. B asic income pilot programs in Ontario Canada and Silicon Valley are underw ay to help those whose jobs are eliminated by AI</p>\n<p>Would government &ldquo\;trickle up&rdquo\; economic policy be more effective than present &ldquo\;trickle down&rdquo\; in increasing income equality?</p><br /><br / >Agenda: <br /><p>3:30 Coffee and Cookies</p>\n<p>4PM Presentation followe d by discussion\, questions\, concerns\, whatever</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR