AI World Society

Restarting the Economy and Avoiding Big Brother

Alex Pentland, MIT, Co-founder of the AIWS Innovation Network (AIWS.net) [email protected] Summary: Digital identity that allows certification of the user’s health status, similar to today’s payment acceptance mechanism, can create safe working environments and consumer experiences (restaurants, hotels, meetings) while protecting personal privacy. A New Economic Resource to help Restart the Economy Soon we expect to have more than 30% unemployment, and repeated waves of infection for at least two years, preventing normal economic recovery.   Finance, government, travel, hospitality, and manufacturing will be devastated, with widespread bankruptcies and business closings.  We are going to have to restart the economy...