The question seems obvious based on what we read, see and hear almost daily in modern pop culture.
However, according to James Bessen, a law professor at Boston University, that assumption may not be correct.
“I look at detailed occupations since 1980 to explore whether computers are related to job losses or other sources of wage inequality,” Bessen writes in the abstract of his paper. “Occupations that use computers grow faster, not slower. This is true even for highly routine and mid-wage occupations. Estimates reject computer automation as a source of significant overall job losses.”People are confusing automating a task with […]
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