The gig economy gets considerable attention in the media, but there is another issue looming in the jobs sector that might soon supplant it: automation. Advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are set to reshape the labor market in ways for which we have yet to prepare. Soon robots will begin to outperform human workers in a number of jobs not previously considered “automatable,” including ones requiring nuanced creative and cognitive abilities. Previous waves of technological progress tended to expand employment opportunities and create new economies, but many experts today think this time could be different. A […]
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