Technology is ushering in a new age of automation. Every day, across industries, smarter machines are deployed to manage the growing scale of work.
Computer technology has eliminated some tasks and lowered the demand for some workers. A recent study by McKinsey & Company estimates that almost half of all current tasks are subject to automation, providing fodder for the argument that widespread technology-induced unemployment is impending. However, computers can play an oversized role only in five percent of occupations, eliminating all tasks currently performed by humans. In the remaining 95 percent of the occupations, there will still be plenty […]
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