Experts: Automation could take up to 800M jobs by 2030

Experts: Automation could take up to 800M jobs by 2030

Robots are displayed during the World Intelligence Conference in Tianjin on June 30. A report Wednesday by consulting firm McKinsey & Co. said up to 800 million workers could lose their jobs to automation by 2030. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI Nov. 29 (UPI) — As many as 800 million workers worldwide could lose their jobs to automated equipment within 13 years, according to an analysis Wednesday by U.S. consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

The 160-page report, compiled by the McKinsey Global Institute said machine operators, fast-food workers and back-office employees will be the most quickly affected.

The institute said the […]

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