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Job Automation Continues Apace in the USA and India

posted by takyon on Wednesday February 10 2016, @03:35AM   
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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• Re:total automation is the goal Re:total automation is the goal (Score: 2) by Murdoc on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:33AM

  by Murdoc (2518) on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:33AM (#302611) Homepage

  Oh yes, I have no doubt that "humans" will survive. I am very concerned with the number of those that do, and the quality of their lives.

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• Re:total automation is the goal (Score: 2) by Gravis on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:57AM

  by Gravis (4596) on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:57AM (#302617)

  i don't think many will die because automation is the solution to all those starving people. it's not like companies are the only ones that are allowed to own machines.

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