Andy Haldane: `We have allowed the voluntary sector to wither´ | Patrick Butler
(The Guardian Business News)

Civil society will be crucial in the technological age, says the Bank of England´s chief economist. We must rebuild itMuch of the discussion of the fourth industrial revolution relates to the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence, robotics, biotech, and big data on the world of work and business. It could lead to huge gains in productivity, wealth creation and human happiness. Equally, it may kill millions of jobs, fuel social tensions, and widen inequality. Civil society´s place in this massive societal shake-out, reckons Andy Haldane, is relatively unexplored - but it will be profound. Related: Worrying about robots stealing our jobs? How silly | Simon Jenkins Continue reading...