About
the Author - Martin Ford
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 Martin
Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development
firm. He has over 25 years experience in the fields of
computer design and software development. He holds a computer
engineering degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a
graduate business degree from the University of California, Los
Angeles.
He has written for publications including
Fortune, Forbes, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Project
Syndicate, The Huffington Post and The Fiscal Times. He has
also appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including NPR
and CNBC.
The author has a blog at econfuture.wordpress.com.
Speaking
Engagements
The author is available to speak on the robot
revolution and the economic, business and job market impacts
of accelerating technology. For information, please use our contact page and select "speaking
inquiry" in the form.
Articles Written
by Martin Ford
Fortune.com /
CNNMoney (by M. Ford) The Atlantic: Artificial Intelligence is the
Next Killer App (by M. Ford)
CNN - Fareed Zakaria GPS/Project Syndicate: The Jobless Economy (by
M. Ford)
Washington Post: Dr. Watson: How IBM’s
supercomputer could improve health care (by M. Ford)
Forbes: Your Job in 2020 (by M. Ford)
The Fiscal Times: Could Fast Food Robots Steal
McJobs? (by M. Ford)
The Fiscal Times: Why Robots Could be Worse for the Economy than
You Think (by M. Ford)
Huffington Post (by M. Ford)
Television
Ideas in Action (shown on PBS) - "Will Robots Take our Jobs?"
CNBC "Robots taking over jobs?"
Selected
Events
New America Foundation - Will
Robots Steal your Job?
Selected Radio
Interviews
Minnesota Public Radio - Technology
and Disappearing Middle Class Jobs
KALW San Francisco - Will Robots Take
Your Job?
NPR Interview: "The Dark Side of
Watson"
South
Carolina NPR
Southern
California Public Radio: "Losing your job to a
machine"
FastForward Radio
ChangeSurfer Radio
KGNU Denver/Boulder -"It's the
Economy"
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