20. A tsunami of reports about AI, robotics,
machine learning, deep learning,
prediction machines, automation,
robotics, fourth industrial revolution or
[insert favorite phrase here].
28. Talkingpastone
another?
Accenture Survey (2018)
Auto Execs
§ 84% say they will automate tasks or jobs to a “large
or very large degree” over next three years. (75% say
industry will be “transformed.”)
§ 2% plan to significantly increase investment in skills
training.
Auto Workers
§ 2/3 of employees say “intelligent machines will
make their jobs simpler” and “encourage
creativity and innovation.”
30. Andscaryones…
“It will soon be obvious that
half our tasks can be done
better at almost no cost by
AI.This will be the fastest
transition humankind has
experienced,and we’re not
ready for it.”
33. In the next thirty or
ten or five years,
47%1 or 60%2 or
between 6% and
39%3 of jobs will
change, disappear,
or be automated.
1 Source:The Future of Employment (the famous Oxford Study, 2013)
2 Source: McKinsey Global institute: A Future that Works (report on automation of work, not jobs, 2017)
3 Source: Forrester Research: Future of Jobs (report on jobs, automation, and augmentation, 2017)
34. We can safely say that “upcoming
workforce transitions could be very large.”
McKinsey,WhattheFutureofWorkwillmeanforJobs,SkillsWages(2017)
40. Thestomachchurners.§ 3.8% Unemployment, but dramatic rise in gig
economy: 54-68M workers lack benefits of “jobs.”
(McKinsey, 2017)
§ One in two Americans cannot cover a $400
unexpected expense. (Federal Reserve, 2015)
§ College debt tops $1.3T (Federal Reserve, 2017)
§ Income inequality higher than at any time in history
(Andy Sum, 2013)
§ Half American families have no retirement savings, of
those who do, the median value is $5,000 (EPI, 2011)
§ Income volatility is rising faster than income
inequality (Brookings, citing J. Hacker)
§ Stock Market at record levels, but ½ working
Americans don’t own any. And the wealthiest 10%
own 90% of it.
Afewfacts…
59. Awordabout
training…
“Government has a huge role
to play:
1) We have to make benefits
portable.
2) Streamline but don’t
eliminate the regulatory
environment.
3) Training – this is the one
I’ve seen the fewest good
answers for.
4) Housing in urban America.”
60. Jointhe
wider
ecosystem
§Florida commissioned a report about what
employers want from workforce system, only 2/3
wanted help with hiring or training “full-time
employees” (not yet published).
§Samaschool and kin
§So many WDQI states (e.g., Ohio Education
Research Center at “the” OSU”)
§Learning platforms (General Assembly, Skillshare,
Western Governors University)
§Institutional Innovators (Arizona State University,
Wallace Community College)
§Online/Offline Networks (Meetups/LinkedIn)
§SBDCs, Public Benefit Corps, Intrastate investing,
localism, etc.