Apocalyptic visions of robots stealing workers’ jobs are not only misguided but have diverted attention from more significant trends. Enrique Fernández-Macías There has been a lively debate over the last decade on the ‘ future of work ’—the implications for employment of recent technical change. With few exceptions, it has had a predominantly negative tone. Recent waves of change—computerisation, robotisation and, more recently, artificial intelligence —are often portrayed as impersonal, pervasive, ineluctable forces, which can bring enormous benefits (mostly for consumers) but also major challenges (mostly for workers).
Projected employment losses over the near future are often counted in the […]
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