530 - 6: Filter in and get to know each other6 - 715: Discussion!715 - 730: Decompress and chill730+ we can go to dinner if we want :)What will happen to the world's poor - defined by the UN standard poverty line - when the advanced economies become self sufficient for industrial output through automation? Will they be able to join the modern, global economy?
Is the ladder breaking? What used to be thought of as the first step in economic progress - t-shirt making - where countries could use the arbitrage in labor costs and local knowledge to sell cheap clothes to the OECD countries could quickly become the domain of a few dark factories. Breaking the ladder of skill that allows countries to advance towards more complex goods and severing any ties between more advanced countries and developing ones.
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Ai Salon: Automation and the Global Underclass [SF] is a free independent taking place on Friday, April 24, 2026 at San Francisco. Attendance is free โ register to secure your spot. Currently 4 people have registered out of 4 spots. The event runs for approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.
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