robotics

Will Automation Lead to Mass Unemployment?

February 14, 2020 / Comments Off on Will Automation Lead to Mass Unemployment?

Recent advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence have some experts worrying about the coming obsolescence of the human worker. Some are even calling for a universal basic income provided by the government for everyone, under the assumption that work will become scarce. But economists seem to have a pretty different view from the futurist and […]

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The Value of Automation to Businesses

May 17, 2019 / Comments Off on The Value of Automation to Businesses

Thinking beyond the war between machines and humans. The value of automating manual processes in companies—what experts call robotic processing automation (RPA)—is greatly misunderstood. For many, it is seen simply as a way to cut costs, and at its worst, to eliminate jobs. But the benefits of automation go well beyond cost efficiencies, particularly for […]

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