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CATEGORIES:Technology and Democracy Events
SUMMARY:POSTPONED | &quot\;The Future of the Professions&q
 uot\; - Dr Daniel Susskind\, Balliol College\, Oxf
 ord
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170223T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170223T183000
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URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/70985
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract*\n\nIn their book "_The Future of the Pr
 ofessions: How Technology Will Transform the Work 
 of Human Experts_":http://amzn.to/2jTAsri (OUP\, 2
 015) lawyer Richard Susskind and economist Daniel 
 Susskind argue increasingly capable technologies -
  from telepresence to artificial intelligence - wi
 ll fundamentally change in the way that the 'pract
 ical expertise' of specialists is made available i
 n society. \n\nThe Susskinds challenge the time-ho
 noured arrangement that grants various monopolies 
 to today's professionals. They argue that our curr
 ent professions are antiquated\, opaque and no lon
 ger affordable\, and that the expertise of the bes
 t is enjoyed only by a few. In their place\, they 
 propose six new models for producing and distribut
 ing expertise in society. \n\nThe book\, which is 
 based on the authors' research of more than ten pr
 ofessions\, raises interesting practical and moral
  questions. In an era when machines can out-perfor
 m human beings at most tasks\, it asks what are th
 e prospects for employment\, who should own and co
 ntrol online expertise\, and what tasks should be 
 reserved exclusively for people? \n\n*About the sp
 eaker*\n\nDaniel Susskind is is a Lecturer in Econ
 omics at Balliol College\, Oxford. Previously\, he
  worked for the British Government - in the Prime 
 Minister's Strategy Unit\, in the Policy Unit in 1
 0 Downing Street\, and as a Senior Policy Adviser 
 at the Cabinet Office. He was a Kennedy Scholar at
  Harvard University.\n\n
LOCATION:Room SG1 (Ground Floor)\, Alison Richard Building\
 , 7 West Road
CONTACT:Professor John Naughton
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