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As if the U.S. and world economy wasn't bad enough, we now have to deal with robots. This is scary. If you think finding a job today is hard, just wait another 11 years. If people are out of work, they will not be able to buy a product. An interesting circle that can spiral downward or upward. I wonder if U.S. regulation will start to come into place. I'm not sure which article below is correct, 20 or 800 million jobs worldwide.
The perfect employee: Doesn't complain, doesn't get sick, doesn't get hurt, doesn't need weekends off, doesn't sleep or eat, doesn't need to be paid, doesn't get pregnant. It does need maintenance though.
"A report from Oxford Economics found that 8.5% of the global workforce could be displaced by robots by 2030."
"Robots Will Replace 20 Million Jobs by 2030, Oxford Report Finds"
Story: https://www.usnews.com/news/economy...replace-20-million-manufacturing-jobs-by-2030
"Robot automation will take 800 million jobs by 2030"
Story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42170100
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