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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.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday February 17 2016, @07:36AM
The work itself remains ungainful. It's a net loss to all but the cheap employer. Are you sure you want to subsidize a wealthy employer that won't pay enough to even cover the cost of going to work?
I'm not sold on basic income in the first place. But sure, I consider cheap employers a better subsidy choice than poor people who don't work.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Wednesday February 17 2016, @07:59AM
So you're fine with tits or die?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday February 17 2016, @08:43AM
So you're fine with tits or die?
I've explained my position.