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What Happens if Robots Take the Jobs?
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What Happens if Robots Take the Jobs?

The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Employment and Public Policy

Darrell M. West
Brookings Institution, 2015
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Political scientist Darrell M. West envisions a future in which everyone receives a basic income, regardless of their education, profession or employment status. He argues that a basic income will mitigate the social unrest that comes with the widening income gap. Furthermore, West believes the arts will flourish, people will have time to volunteer and education will become a lifelong pursuit. getAbstract recommends this thought-provoking article to policy makers, visionaries and anyone who’s been brought low by the bitter sting of unemployment.

Take-Aways

  • Technology is reshaping the traditional structure of employment.
  • Workers with “ordinary” talents are losing traction; in the future only those with special skills will be able to find work.
  • Some professions, including social work, occupational therapy and mechanical supervision, are unlikely to face extinction through digitization.

About the Author

Darrell M. West is the vice president and director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution.

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