{"id":181172,"date":"2015-02-07T10:45:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T15:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/uncategorized\/about-econfuture-martin-ford-author-futurist-and.php"},"modified":"2015-02-07T10:45:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T15:45:23","slug":"about-econfuture-martin-ford-author-futurist-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/about-econfuture-martin-ford-author-futurist-and.php","title":{"rendered":"About econfuture \/ Martin Ford  Author, Futurist and &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Martin Ford  Silicon Valley Entrepreneur,Futurist    and Speaker         Leading expert on the Robot Revolution, Artificial    Intelligence, Job Automation, and the Impact of Accelerating    Technology on Workplaces, the Economy and Society    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>    Martin Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software    development firm and the author of the books Rise of the Robots: Technology and the    Threat of a Jobless Future and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation,    Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future.    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.  <\/p>\n<p>    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.Martin is a frequent keynote speaker on the    subject of accelerating progress in robotics and artificial    intelligenceand what these advances mean for the economy, job    market and society of the future.  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>    Martinis available to speak on the robotics    revolution and the economic, political, business and job market    impacts of advancing information technology. He can also offer    unique insight into the implications of future technologies for    specific businesses, industries and sectors of society.  <\/p>\n<p>    For information, please use thiscontact page    and select speaking inquiry in the form.  <\/p>\n<p>    Selected recentspeaking events include:  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Read more from the original source: <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/econfuture.wordpress.com\/about\/\" title=\"About econfuture \/ Martin Ford  Author, Futurist and ...\">About econfuture \/ Martin Ford  Author, Futurist and ...<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Martin Ford Silicon Valley Entrepreneur,Futurist and Speaker Leading expert on the Robot Revolution, Artificial Intelligence, Job Automation, and the Impact of Accelerating Technology on Workplaces, the Economy and Society Martin Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm and the author of the books Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future. 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