Machines, you may have heard, are coming for all the jobs. Robots flip burgers and work warehouses. Artificial intelligence handles insurance claims and basic bookkeeping, manages investment portfolios, does legal research, and performs basic HR tasks. read more
Further afield, you have a recent report from the United Nations that looked at the disruptive possibilities of automation in the labor market. It suggested that, for now at least, most of the disruption from automation will be in routine tasks, and therefore the biggest impact will be in the developing world rather than the developed world. read more
Though some drivers in the transportation industry may be displaced by the rise of automation, we must recognize that technology is incapable of completely replacing workers. Rather, innovation will lead to the creation of new jobs to replace those lost to automation and redefine what it means to perform certain jobs. read more