What effect will automation have on the future of work and employment? It's a topic many have debated recently. Some people are optimistic, whereas others envision a “Terminator”-style nightmare. They fear machines will take away jobs currently done by humans, causing widespread unemployment.
But to an extent, this is already happening. It's wrong to think global trade is the key culprit for taking jobs away from Americans. The real issue is that robots are taking many human jobs, and those jobs aren't going to come back.
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