Future Job Automation Hugely Misunderstood

Oxford academic Carl Frey, co-author of the notorious study that stoked fears of a job-automation apocalypse, is back to calm people down. In his new book The Technology Trap, Frey argues that more automation will lead to productivity and wage gains in the long run, but only if policymakers are prepared to deal with the growing pains in the short run.

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