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University of Sussex: AI's Emergence Does Not Guarantee a Raw Deal for Workers, Evidence From Past Industrial Revolutions Indicates
October 01, 2021
BRIGHTON, England, Oct. 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Sussex issued the following news release:

By Neil Vowles

History indicates productivity gains from the fourth industrial revolution could take decades to be fulfilled and the threat of AI to jobs and wages to be overstated, a new study by a leading economic historian suggests.

The productivity benefits of past industrial revolutions took up to 40 years to be significantly realised, the new study by Pro . . .

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