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Saturday, November 30, 2019 By Eric Eldon

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Is technology creating more equitable workplaces, or will AI and machine learning make the future of work even more exploitative? After attending a conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York Times bestseller author Greg M. Epstein explores the question in an in-depth essay and eight interviews. Plus; top mobility VCs discuss investment strategy, This Week In Apps, and more.

Will the future of work be ethical?

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Will tomorrow's leaders, despite good and ethical intentions, ultimately use their high-tech tools to exploit others ever more efficiently, or to find a better path forward?

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Will the future of work be ethical? Founder perspectives

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Andrea Thomasz of Diligent Robotics and Prayag Narula of LeadGenius spoke to Greg Epstein at EmTech Next, a conference organized by the MIT Technology Review.

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Will the future of work be ethical? Future leader perspectives

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In this interview, Greg Epstein talks to Meili Gupta, a senior at Phillips Exeter Academy, and Walter Erike, an independent consultant and SAP Implementation Senior Manager.

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Will the future of work be ethical? Perspectives from MIT Technology Review

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Excerpts from conversations with Gideon Lichfield, editor in chief of the MIT Technology Review, and Karen Hao, its artificial intelligence reporter.

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Will the future of work be ethical? Academic perspectives

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Greg Epstein interviews economist David Autor and Susan Winterberg, an academic who studies business and ethics.

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This Week in Apps: Apple Arcade updates, TikTok distances itself from China, Kardashians send shady app to No. 1

This Week in Apps: Apple Arcade updates, TikTok distances itself from China, Kardashians send shady app to No. 1 image

This week, we're discussing the impact of the CFIUS investigation into TikTok, further fallout from Apple's vaping app ban, updates to Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass subscription-based app stores and a shady app that reached the top of the App Store thanks to a big Kardashians-led endorsement, among other things.

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Top mobility VCs discuss their current investment strategies

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The mobility industry is shifting to readjust for an electric and autonomous future, so we surveyed top VCs in the mobility sector to see where they're putting their money.

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Box looks to balance growth and profitability as it matures

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Prevailing wisdom states that as an enterprise SaaS company evolves, there's a tendency to sacrifice profitability for growth, but at some point, however, a company needs to become profitable.

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