Treat AI Like a Public Utility
It seems increasingly likely that artificial intelligence will mean major changes to the economy and daily life. We need a public jobs program for displaced workers, and we should regulate AI as a public utility.
6 Articles by: Holly Buck
Holly Buck is associate professor of environment and sustainability at the University at Buffalo.
AI-Driven Worker Displacement Is a Serious Threat
By many estimates, the increasing use of artificial intelligence is set to produce significant job losses. The prospect of serious disruption demands that we start formulating egalitarian policy solutions right now.
A Climate Disinformation Focus Takes Us the Wrong Way
The concept of “climate disinformation” does not lead us to genuine solutions for the problem of climate change — it leads us toward new risks.
Obsessing Over Climate Disinformation Is a Wrong Turn
Much of the climate movement is now pouring its energies into combating disinformation. But this focus fails to address real concerns about a green transition and obscures what is needed to win the public over to effective climate action.
We Need to Change How We Talk About Climate Action
The Left needs a message on climate action that’s about giving more opportunities for working-class people rather than restricting individual behavior.
The Need for Carbon Removal
Too much global warming is already locked in. We need a radically utopian way of removing carbon from the atmosphere.