There’s no doubt automation is affecting the US job market. It always does. For instance: US manufacturing output rises as employment falls , thanks in part to more and more capable machines helping humans become more productive. And automation is a key contributor to job market polarization. Jobs are created at the top and bottom but not so much in the middle. Machines have been replacing humans in middle-skill jobs that involve performing “routine, codifiable tasks,” as explained by economist David Autor .
But acknowledging those impacts is a lot different than claiming that the rise of the robots is […]
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