Look Who it Was Random video

Tim O'Reilly explains how robot workers will improve our lives

1,979 views · Published 6 November 2017 · 2:00 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Business Insider · 2017 · People & Blogs

Watch on YouTube

Business Insider spoke with O'Reilly Media founder Tim O'Reilly about how a robot workforce can improve the lives of everyone, not just the very rich.

"There’s a wonderful idea that was articulated by Google’s chief economist Hal Varian he said: “If you want to understand the future, just look at what rich people do today.”

"So, what do rich people do today? First off, they have great education with small class sizes, intensive teaching, they have concierge medicine. They have incredible opportunity to enjoy the fruits of the good life. Why wouldn’t we want that for everybody?"

"If we had the machines doing more of the work we could all live like rich people and that I think is kind of the vision."

Watch the video for the full interview.

----------------------------------------­­­­----------

Follow BI UK on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Nz3jG3
Follow BI UK on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1VWDkiy
Follow BI UK on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2gsLEds
Read more on BI UK: uk.businessinsider.com

----------------------------------------­­­­----------

Business Insider UK is the largest business news site for British readers and viewers in the UK. Our mission: to tell you all you need to know about the big world around you. The BI UK Video team focuses on business, technology, strategy, and culture with an emphasis on unique storytelling and data that appeals to the next generation of leaders.

More from this channel