Photo by Bill Puglianov / Getty Images The fear that automation in the form of robots or artificial intelligence is going to destroy jobs is widespread. But it can be difficult to gauge just how serious to take the threat. Different reports offer different estimations of how many jobs will be lost, while politicians and economists argue that technology creates as many jobs as it destroys, maintaining an equilibrium in employment over the long run.
But is this really true? A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research aims to add some solid numbers to the debate, looking […]
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