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Job Automation Continues Apace in the USA and India

posted by takyon on Wednesday February 10 2016, @03:35AM   Printer-friendly
from the efficiency-for-you dept.

Robotron writes:

Portentous changes to the work economies of India and the USA due to job automation by machines and robots continue to make headlines. Varieties of hardware and software automation are seeing implementation burgeon in both countries, as companies seek efficiency by replacing humans with machines. Wage erosion in areas previously unaffected by automation - including varieties of programming - is getting commoner while new, albeit highly specialized, engineering jobs are created. Both articles encourage educational changes mindful of these realities, though how colleges either side of the world can adapt to the blistering pace of automation is unclear.

The latest tranche of job automation news comes hot on the heels of Davos' prediction that machine automation will result in a net loss globally of over 5 million jobs prior to 2020.

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  • (Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Wednesday February 10 2016, @07:29AM

    by Mr Big in the Pants (4956) on Wednesday February 10 2016, @07:29AM (#302010)

    One can only hope. Or perhaps people like Trump will get voted in and have their way.

    In our country the depression brought about massive social shifts such as you are describing and was the catalyst of NZ becoming a welfare state. (NZ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Joseph_Savage [wikipedia.org] ) I am sure there will be people frothing at the mouth over this comment but I will note he is regarded as New Zealands most loved prime minister.

    But in contrast these sorts of adverse conditions have also brought about tyrants such as stalin, hitler, etc.

    Nothing is certain.

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  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Friday February 12 2016, @08:11PM

    by sjames (2882) on Friday February 12 2016, @08:11PM (#303385) Journal

    We get Hitler and Stalin (or perhaps Castro) if those in power prevent a Savage or FDR from coming along.

    • (Score: 2) by Mr Big in the Pants on Friday February 12 2016, @10:25PM

      by Mr Big in the Pants (4956) on Friday February 12 2016, @10:25PM (#303469)

      And they will.

      Modern politics is a very different beast today. The US president has to be a billionaire (or backed by one) to have a chance to make it - and also be beholden to one of the two corrupt parties to boot.

      In my country they will have to survive the PR attack machine of Crosby Texter (http://www.crosbytextor.com/strategic-partnerships/) which is paid for by the super rich.