Don't Let Tech Gurus Decide The Future: Nobel Winner Simon Johnson

Nobel economics prize winner Simon Johnson believes digital advertising should be taxed heavily to mitigate its negative effects on the mental health of social network users (Credit: AFP)

Should our future by decided by the bosses of big tech firms? For Nobel economics prize winner Simon Johnson, giving too much power to a handful of billionaires will come at the expense of public interest.

The British-American economist who teaches at MIT also stressed that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) should benefit less qualified workers.