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Addressing the Job-Stealing Robot Narrative

March 10, 2021

Via: HR Hero
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The concern that machines and robots will make certain jobs obsolete and leave countless workers without a job has been prevalent for years, dating back at least to the Industrial Revolution. While there have been jobs lost to automation, technology, and robotics, this doesn’t tell the whole story, and the real dynamic is more complex.

Automation Can Be Good News for Staff

In particular, the division of work between machines and humans is not a zero-sum game, meaning it’s not necessarily the case that the more work a machine does, the less work there is for humans to perform. Sometimes automating relatively simple, repetitive tasks can actually allow humans to shift their focus to more complex and meaningful work.

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