Thanks. Lawrence de Bivort
> On Oct 22, 2016, at 4:53 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > a.ashfield <a.ashfi...@verizon.net <mailto:a.ashfi...@verizon.net>> wrote: > > Yes I was referring to high school grads for that rating, but it really > doesn't matter. > > You are right that it does not matter for the problem of AI replacing jobs. > However, in a separate issue, you said that our current graduates are "dead > last in the world in math and science." I do not think that is true. It is a > statistical illusion caused by our high graduation rate. If every state and > every country sent 76% of kids to college the way New York does, they would > all be far behind the U.S. They send only a tiny elite instead. Which makes > them look better. > > As it happens, they send most of their best people to U.S. universities. > Fortunately for us, these people tend to stay in the U.S. The "brain drain" > that began in the 1940s continues today, and the U.S. is the beneficiary. I > used to work with graduating classes from Georgia Tech., and I saw that. > Somehow, the U.S. has managed to capture the creme de la creme talent from > every nation on earth. Whatever we are doing right, we should keep doing it. > > I am reminded of that by the recent crop of Japanese Nobel winners. Most of > them either studied in the U.S., made the contribution that won the prize in > the U.S., or they are now U.S. citizens. Shuji Nakamura, the guy who invented > the blue LED, became an American citizen some time ago. He wrote a book about > how angry he was with Japanese society and with the company he worked at. He > is much happier in the U.S. > > So, we do not lack for engineering talent. However, as you say, that does not > help the burgeoning employment crisis caused by AI. It probably makes it > worse. > > > It is not so much the college grads that will be losing their jobs (although > some like pharmacists etc will.) it is more that there won't be other jobs to > go to. > > Yup. Big problem! > > - Jed >
