Jan 30 2017 – Patrick Gillespie – CNN
Research supports Obama’s claim. Far more jobs are lost to robots and automation than trade with China, Mexico or any other country.
How to Make America’s Robots Great Again
Jan 25 2017 – Farhad Manjoo – New York Times
The US should invest more in robots in order to compete with countries like China.
A Future That Works: Automation, Employment, and Productivity
Jan 2017 – J. Manyika, M. Chui & M. Miremadi – McKinsey Global Institute
A report of the McKinsey Global Institute’s research on the future of work and the potential impacts of data and analytics, automation, robotics and artificial intelligence on the global economy.
Robots Will Devour Jobs More Slowly Than You Think
Jan 13 2017 – Jamie Condliffe – MIT Technology Review
Even though an automated workforce is coming, it will take a lot longer than we think.
Robots Will Take Jobs, But Not as Fast as Some Fear, New Report Says
Jan 12 2017 – Steve Lohr – New York Times
Hindrances to automation include technical possibility, economics, labor markets, regulations and social attitudes.