Robert Skidelsky
Robert Skidelsky
Contributor, The Yuan

Robert Skidelsky, a member of the British House of Lords, is Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University. He is the author of an award-winning biography of John Maynard Keynes and The Machine Age: An Idea, a History, a Warning (Allen Lane, 2023).

An AI apocalypse may seem inevitable, but can still be prevented
Cognition
Fears of being rendered obsolete by machines or other new tech have lurked for hundreds of years, but are now resurfacing as AI becomes ever more sophisticated. Such jitters proved overblown in the past, but could this time be different? Prof Robert Skidelsky weighs in.
Robert Skidelsky  |  May 29, 2024
Prof Robert Skidelsky shares thoughts on Keynes, AI, and the future of work
Governance
The Yuan recently sat down with Robert Skidelsky, a member of the British House of Lords and Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University, for his thoughts on some of the world’s most pressing issues, including the future of AI, work, government policy, and more.
Robert Skidelsky  |  May 28, 2024