27 Quotes by Moshe Vardi

The bottom line is that while automation is eliminating many jobs in the economy that were once done by people, there is no sign that the introduction of technologies in recent years is creating an equal number of well-paying jobs to compensate for those losses.

Automation will significantly change many people's lives in ways that may be painful and enduring.

In economics, it is easier to agree on the data than to agree on causality.

Getting elected to the National Academy of Sciences is the ultimate peer recognition.

It is easy to underestimate in advance the impact of globalization and automation - I have done it myself.

In 2017, there was a sudden recognition of several adverse societal consequences of information technology, from job losses due to automation to manipulation of public opinion, with significant political consequences.

We will hear more regrets from founders of tech companies about the addictive technologies they have launched.

I believe that society needs to confront this question before it is upon us: If machines are capable of doing almost any work humans can do, what will humans do?

If I had my wish, I would wave a wand and make MOOCs disappear.