A new Oxford University report projects that up to 15 million jobs could be replaced by robots in the next 20 years.
More than 60,000 jobs in Britain have already been taken over by robots, the research has revealed.
Technological advances have enabled each machine to perform the roles of 3.6 factory workers.It means the 18,500 powered up so far have replaced 66,000 humans, say scientists.And the Oxford University report projects that up to 15 million jobs could be replaced in the next 20 years.But this might not mean widespread unemployment as the nature of the workplace shifts over time.Employees working […]
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