Technology could kill 5M jobs by 2020
money.cnn.com> artificial intelligence
...maybe
> robitics
...really?
> biotech
...wat
So technology is the 21st century equivalent of the big bad wolf. A mythical monster that's going to blow your house down.
> Investing in education and adult learning programs is a good place to start.
Interesting. Hasn't education already had a decade long run on the student loan market? How will this help?
> Insisting on more diverse workforces in terms of gender, ethnicity and age, will also be vital for companies that want to succeed in the rapidly changing world.
Diversity has no direct correlation to a company's success. Unless you're talking about increasing the number of H1B visas to boost the ranks of top tier talent.
Automation no doubt contributes to inequality but only because we require fewer people to maintain the sum of human knowledge and resources. The companies using automation to increase efficiency/effectiveness are therefore able to produce more with less and take home a bigger cut.
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This article is clearly politically-driven FUD that appeals to special interest (ie 'protected classes') groups. Par for the course coming from CNN.