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AI-enhanced Smart Machines and Software Will Endanger Some White-Collar Jobs

It’s certainly the case that low-skilled immigrants will not be employable in the coming automated economy when robots can perform simple tasks cheaply 24/7 with no coffee breaks.

But it’s also true that higher skilled persons won’t be needed in many fields as artificial intelligence (AI) develops more capability. Immigration in general should be dialed […]

February 8th, 2020 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post

Robots Are Ready for Next Financial Slump

It’s not news that when an economic downturn hits, business looks to cut numbers of expensive employees, but these days, the entrance of smart machines into the workplace makes the layoffs even easier for executives. It has happened before and it will happen again.

In fact, a 2013 investigation by the Associated Press found that […]

January 26th, 2019 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: , , , , , | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post

Author Predicts Automation Transformation in Society Will Take Decades.

Brookings Institute has published a new book on automation titled, The Future of Work: Robots, AI, and Automation, by Darrell M. West (@darrwest). A Brookings link to the book includes the Table of Contents and Chapter One.

Chapter One is titled Robots and provides a helpful overview of the smart machines in use now or […]

May 10th, 2018 | Category: replacing workers with smart machines | Tags: , , , , , , , | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post

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