Professor Richard Baldwin has been researching Globalization for over 30 years. Without question, he has access to the latest information about how technology is impacting jobs and how its continued development is very likely to do so in future, near and far. Mr. Baldwin has published a new book entitled The Globotics Upheaval which gives […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Autonomous vehicles and job loss documentary
A somewhat unexpected group formed to produce a documentary on coming self-driving or autonomous vehicles, and some of the keyway that they will impact the world, including mass job loss. IAutonomy was produced by Car & Driver Magazine, directed by Alex Horwitz and features none other than famed author Malcomb Gladwell as Executive Producer. The […]
Job loss to technology, AI, robotics and blockchain are likely going to dramatically alter the lives of tens, if not hundreds of millions of Americans, for the worse.
Sitting here in 2019, it seems that although jobs are being impacted by technological improvements, the swing to extreme job loss has not occurred. Not yet. Although some well-researched prognostications suggest that the future job loss to technology would be as bad as many others, take for instance the mere 36 million projected in a […]
Amazon Warehouse Robots
It wasn’t cheap to Deploy these Amazon Warehouse robots. Watch as they bring the shelves to workers for pick and pack. It’s easy to see what the cost benefits are. More room in the warehouse for products. No wandering humans looking for products. Fewer humans for mistakes. The labor left behind is far more productive. […]
High-Tech Robots to Replace Casino Bartenders and Cashiers
Casino giant MGM plans to replace thousands of workers with robots in 2020. In doing so, the company expects to save nearly $300 million in the coming years. Casino bartenders and cashiers will be the first to lose their jobs to robots, reports Vegas Slots Online. Automatic drink-making technology will replace human bartenders, while mobile […]
Upskilling and Re-Skilling Will Be the Hallmarks or Long-Term Future Employment
As intellectuals argue about what impact new technologies and innovations will have on the labor market, it is extremely unlikely that it will be minimal and that massive numbers of new vocations will be created. Employers want nothing more than to cut costs, reduce disruptions and automate. AI, machine learning, blockchain, robotics, autonomous vehicles and […]
Will 3D Printers, Robotics, and AI Create Manufacturing Jobs in Ohio?
Northeast Ohio grudgingly said goodbye to traditional jobs and prepares to adapt to the future of manufacturing, starting with 3D printers. Tens of thousands of steel and automobile manufacturing jobs have disappeared from the Youngstown, Ohio region. But local leaders hope that a new wave of industry can revitalize the area, reports CNN Business. Specifically, […]
FedEx to Introduce the SameDay Bot Delivery Robot
FedEx is preparing to test the SameDay Bot, an autonomous, six-wheeled delivery robot. The first stop for the mini FedEx truck: the sidewalks of Memphis, Tennessee. Businesses like FedEx are ambitiously pursuing automatic delivery options, reports CNN. To do so, the shipping giant will partner with AutoZone, Pizza Hut, Target, and Walmart, among others. Together, […]
2018 Was the Year of the Robot
U.S. companies installed more robots in 2018 than ever before, thanks to a decrease in prices and an increase in flexibility. And for the first time ever, car plants aren’t accounting for more than half of those sales. Shipments of robots grew by nearly 16 percent from 2017 to 2018, reports Reuters. And that growth […]