The robots are coming for our jobs

Robots could take over 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world by 2030, economists claimed on Wednesday. According to a new study from Oxford Economics, within the next 11 years there could be 14 million robots put to work in China alone. The report's authors advised workers to “audit” their own jobs to get a better understanding of the balance between the human skills it required and duties that could potentially be taken over by a machine. #robots #jobs

An interesting point in this study is that robots *create jobs as quickly as they replace them* but that those new roles tend to be less well paid. https://lnkd.in/e5ePWg8

At some point, when we find ourselves competing with robots for jobs, it will likely be your emotional intelligence (high levels of self-awareness, empathy and listening capabilities combined with low levels of defensiveness, blame and criticism) that will be what gets you hired over someone else. What do you think?

'Rapid robot rollout risks UK workers being left behind, reports say'. This is a major challenge but also a major opportunity for the UK and rest of the world. Robots could eventually reshore a lot of manufacturing and lead to a true knowledge economy but a new work/reward model is needed to build a sustainable future for all. #technology #sustainabledevelopment #economicgrowth #robots #resilience

Welcome to the age of the AI boss. For my new column in The New York Times, I visited a call center where workers are managed by an algorithm that tells them when they're speaking too fast, when their energy is low, or when they need more empathy. It's part of a wave of programs that are using AI to give companies more control over their employees, rather than replacing them. What are other examples of AI bosses? #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #futureofwork