Robots are coming for your job ... and that's not all – Tech Weekly podcast
Robots aren’t just after your job, they’re after the overthrow of the whole economic system
We've heard it before: robots are coming over here and stealing our jobs. But this time they're about to take over a whole new section of the workforce as white collar jobs in law, finance and journalism are increasingly facing death by algorithm.
What effect could this rapid rise in automation have on our economic system as a whole? Are we about to be hit by one of the most important societal shifts since the industrial revolution?
This week on the podcast we look at the robot revolution and what we need to do about it. Joining us is Martin Ford, author of a new book called Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of Mass Unemployment, expert in robotic ethics at Bath university; Dr Joanna Bryson and chief economist at Deloitte Ian Stewart
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• Intelligent steps to future-proof your job against the robot revolution
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