John McDonald: Automation won’t take our jobs unless we let it

John McDonald: Automation won’t take our jobs unless we let it

It seems every week there’s a new article about how artificial intelligence and automation can more efficiently complete manual tasks. The McKinsey Institute predicts that 39 million to 73 million jobs—nearly one third of the U.S. workforce—will be automated by 2030.

Alone, with no context, this statistic becomes quite daunting. Why are we inventing ourselves out of work?

But it’s important to remember that automation and unemployment are not synonymous. We can use these advancements, combined with human creative power, to make better work environments, products and services without resulting in a total overhaul of the known employment demographics.Instead of a […]

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