Lawrie McFarlane: We need safeguards to protect human jobs

Lawrie McFarlane: We need safeguards to protect human jobs

About eight million Canadians could become casualties to robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning by the year 2030, according to a recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute. A recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute found that at least one-third of workers in most occupations can be replaced by robots. That translates into 800 million lost jobs, worldwide.

In the U.S., according to McKinsey, 70 million Americans could become casualties to robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning by the year 2030. The equivalent figure for Canada is about eight million jobs — in both cases, roughly 30 per cent […]

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