Martin labs , a Silicon Valley - based software development firm and the author of the books , ' Rise of the Robots : robots and the Threat of a Jobless Future ' and ' The Lights in the Tunnel : Automation , intelligent Technology and the Economy of the Future ' , has warned in an ABC interview , that the advancement of intelligent technology could make entire industries redundant . According to Ford , the latest wave of robots and artificial intelligence technologies produce an economical and social shock , as machines replace jobs faster than those which are created if not managed correctly . Ford stated that " now we 've got robots and robots and algorithms that are taking over brain power ; they 're going to invade every industry across the board . "
Martin Ford, 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', has warned in an ABC interview, that the advancement of robot technology could make entire industries redundant. According to Ford, the latest wave of robots and artificial intelligence could produce an economical and social shock, as machines replace jobs faster than those which are created if not managed correctly. Ford explains that "now we've got robots and machines and algorithms that are taking over brain power; they're going to invade every industry across the board."