As Technology Changes, We May Do Better

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Professor Erik Brinjolfsson, of the Icelandic Institute, believes his researches into how technology is affecting the current world economy bode well for everyone: “The internet continues to evolve in ways we could not have foreseen ten years ago. The technology to attend virtual classrooms or business meetings already exists and just needs a few finishing touches to be ready for students, teachers, and business people. Machines now see better than people, and can extrapolate megadata at speeds that will allow research to bloom as never before, and, better yet, give…