Robots May Replace 20 Million Manufacturing Jobs by 2030
There’s a new automation report out, forecasting major job loss around the world from robots. The Oxford Economics study focuses on the manufacturing sector, which is what makes some economies run in...
View ArticleCandidate Bill de Blasio Explains his Plan to Diminish Automation’s Negative...
On Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show to discuss his presidential campaign along with the issue of automation, specifically how it threatens the jobs of millions of...
View ArticleHumanoid Robot Does Gymnastics
Boston Dynamics is a company that likes its robots to walk around, either on two legs or four. Its four-leggers trot around sort of like headless critters that can carry things, and the two-leggers are...
View ArticleRobots Are Lowering Wages, According to Study
The Federal Bank of San Francisco recently sent around a letter asking, Are Workers Losing to Robots? It turns out that not only are humans being replaced by smart machines, but workers are also...
View ArticleWorld of Work Faces “Global Crisis” from Automation
Martin Ford, the technology expert whose 2016 book Rise of the Robots woke up a lot of people to the automation risk, is continuing to speak to audiences warning them about the threat of a jobless...
View ArticleDemocratic Debate Includes Automation Discussion
I couldn’t face watching three hours of Democrats jabbering at each other on Tuesday’s debate, but it was interesting that automation came up as a question from news person Erin Burnet (Transcript):...
View ArticleRobot Taxation Idea Is Gaining Interest
It’s always nice to see serious thought given to dealing with the automated future, when millions of jobs are forecast to be lost. The employment economy is outstanding today, but robots will be...
View ArticleAI-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...
View ArticleAndrew Yang Ends His Presidential Campaign
As the media and other candidates awaited the results of the New Hampshire primary, candidate Andrew Yang announced he was calling it quits. Tucker Carlson interviewed Yang last March about automation,...
View ArticlePandemic Speeds Adoption of Robots by Business
The year-long Wuhan virus outbreak has been devastating for many economic sectors, but automation has come out a winner because when workers are forced by government into home imprisonment, smart...
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