What happens when there are no jobs left for robots to steal?

Jan 29, 2020

What happens when there are no jobs left for robots to steal?

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Boeing is among the companies with newfound interest from investors. Economist Daniel Susskind warns automation could bring unprecedented levels of inequality.

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Automation and how it could worsen inequality

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Daniel Shin

Jan 29, 2020

Economist Daniel Susskind explores why automation could worsen inequality in his new book "A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond."

Workers at Kinross Clothing manufacturers in Maitland, sew men's trousers in Cape Town in 2017.

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