The Fear of Mass Unemployment Due to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Is Unfounded

Tags: Capitalism, U.S. Economy

03/23/2023 Raushan Gross

Ever since the Luddites rampaged through British textile factories in the early 1800s, people have feared that technology will result in mass unemployment. They were wrong then and are wrong now.

Original Article: “The Fear of Mass Unemployment Due to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Is Unfounded”

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