Hot on the heels of his inauguration as president, Joe Biden announced his plans to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing sector in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Dubbed the “ Made in America ” executive order, it outlines the various ways Biden intends to fuel economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic including investing $300 billion in R&D and advanced technology while creating a whopping 5 million jobs in manufacturing. To many, these two things may seem at odds with one another, considering the anti-human reputation that has plagued technology (specifically, automation technology) […]
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