Machines Coming to Take Millions of Thai Jobs: Report

Machines Coming to Take Millions of Thai Jobs: Report

Original image: A farmer irrigates his rice fields in a 2013 photo. Photo: Chris Graham / Flickr BANGKOK — Millions of Thais are at risk of losing their jobs in the coming years – and it’s not “illegal immigrants” or “outsourcing” to blame. Yes, the robots are coming to steal jobs.

Thanks to rapid improvements in automation and artificial intelligence, up to 9.2 million Thais are at high risk of being replaced by machines, while millions of other jobs are on the line in the next two decades, said a U.N. report published Tuesday.

If the International Labor Organization’s, or ILO, […]

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