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From the Ted Talk by Daniel Susskind: 3 myths about the future of work (and why they're not true)

Unscramble the Blue Letters

To see this, go back to the task of dirving a car. Today, satanv systems directly complement human bgenis. They make some human beings better drivers. But in the future, starowfe is going to displace human beings from the driving seat, and these satnav systems, rather than complement human beings, will simply make these driverless cars more enifefcit, hpnielg the machines instead. Or go to those indirect complementarities that I mentioned as well. The economic pie may get larger, but as machines become more capable, it's possible that any new demand will fall on gdoos that mnaecihs, rather than human beings, are best placed to pcduroe. The economic pie may change, but as machines become more capable, it's possible that they'll be best placed to do the new tasks that have to be done. In short, demand for tasks isn't demand for human labor. Human beings only snatd to benefit if they retain the upper hand in all these complemented tasks, but as machines become more capable, that becomes less likely.

Open Cloze

To see this, go back to the task of _______ a car. Today, ______ systems directly complement human ______. They make some human beings better drivers. But in the future, ________ is going to displace human beings from the driving seat, and these satnav systems, rather than complement human beings, will simply make these driverless cars more _________, _______ the machines instead. Or go to those indirect complementarities that I mentioned as well. The economic pie may get larger, but as machines become more capable, it's possible that any new demand will fall on _____ that ________, rather than human beings, are best placed to _______. The economic pie may change, but as machines become more capable, it's possible that they'll be best placed to do the new tasks that have to be done. In short, demand for tasks isn't demand for human labor. Human beings only _____ to benefit if they retain the upper hand in all these complemented tasks, but as machines become more capable, that becomes less likely.

Solution

  1. stand
  2. helping
  3. satnav
  4. software
  5. goods
  6. driving
  7. efficient
  8. beings
  9. produce
  10. machines

Original Text

To see this, go back to the task of driving a car. Today, satnav systems directly complement human beings. They make some human beings better drivers. But in the future, software is going to displace human beings from the driving seat, and these satnav systems, rather than complement human beings, will simply make these driverless cars more efficient, helping the machines instead. Or go to those indirect complementarities that I mentioned as well. The economic pie may get larger, but as machines become more capable, it's possible that any new demand will fall on goods that machines, rather than human beings, are best placed to produce. The economic pie may change, but as machines become more capable, it's possible that they'll be best placed to do the new tasks that have to be done. In short, demand for tasks isn't demand for human labor. Human beings only stand to benefit if they retain the upper hand in all these complemented tasks, but as machines become more capable, that becomes less likely.

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