Opinion: One side effect of coronavirus: Robots will take our jobs at an even faster rate

Opinion: One side effect of coronavirus: Robots will take our jobs at an even faster rate

Where are the people? A Ford factory in 2018. American workers are locked into their homes, avoiding contact with anyone and everything touched by others. Social contacts and supply chains are disrupted by coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness it causes. In the workplace, there is a solution that addresses both problems simultaneously: new colleagues immune to pandemics and ready to replace American workers.

More robots.

While many bosses are discovering a new willingness to let at least some employees permanently work remotely , no one seems to be talking about this 800-pound gorilla that could be even more disruptive to jobs […]

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