OECD report dials down job risk from automation – but it’s still daunting

OECD report dials down job risk from automation – but it’s still daunting

Amazon’s robots have revolutionized warehouse operations. (Amazon / Kiva Systems Photo) A working paper written for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that about 14 percent of the jobs in 32 OECD countries, including the U.S., are at high risk of being automated.

That raw figure may not sound as dire as some of the previous numbers cited for the effect of automation and artificial intelligence on employment, and that’s what’s been grabbing the headlines over the past couple of days. But a close reading of the report, published last month, shouldn’t lead anyone to brush off the […]

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