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Jul 6, 2021

Pandemic Wave of Automation May Be Bad News for Workers

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, employment, robotics/AI

Such changes, multiplied across thousands of businesses in dozens of industries, could significantly change workers’ prospects. Professor Warman, the Canadian economist, said technologies developed for one purpose tend to spread to similar tasks, which could make it hard for workers harmed by automation to shift to another occupation or industry.


The need for social distancing led restaurants and grocery stores to seek technological help. That may improve productivity, but could also cost jobs.

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