Robots to take over 20m jobs by 2030: study

Robots to take over 20m jobs by 2030: study

Robots are taking over millions of industrial jobs and now gaining in services, a trend that helps the overall economy but may worsen inequality, a new study finds. PHOTO : AFP WASHINGTON:

Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending a trend of worsening social inequality while boosting overall economic output, a new study shows.

The forecast set to be released Wednesday highlights growing concerns that automation and robots, while offering economic benefits, are disproportionately killing low-skill jobs and aggravating social and economic stress.The study by Oxford Economics, a private British-based research and […]

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