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Title:
Automation of labor / Rachel Bozek, book editor.
Author:
Bozek, Rachel, editor.
Publication Information:
New York : Greenhaven Publishing, [2020].

©2019
Call Number:
HD6331 .A93185 2020
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781534505063

9781534505070
Series:
Opposing viewpoints

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
200 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The importance of opposing viewpoints -- Introduction -- Does the automation of labor diminish job opportunities? Labor opportunities are not threatened by automation / Mark Paul ; It's time to stop the "end of work" hysteria / Tony Dundon and Debra Howcroft ; Changes in the workforce are a direct result of automation / Steve Bates ; Experts are divided on the future job market / David Trilling ; We should prepare for good jobs, not just any jobs / Jessica Davis Pluess ; Robots won't steal all our jobs as long as employers and workers adapt / Paul Osterman ; Job loss and automation are not necessarily connected / The World Bank Group -- Is resistance to the automation of labor just a present-day version of the Luddite Fallacy? Look to the Industrial Revolution to understand how painful the transition to automation will be / Moshe Y. Vardi ; Disruption in the job market already has begin / Nick Heath ; The American trucking industry sees automation in its future / Dominic Rushe ; Automation and AI can coexist with paying jobs / Lori G. Kletzer ; The Industrial Revolution 4.0 is cause for concern / Larry Elliott ; The benefits of self-driving cars will outweigh the drawbacks, including job loss / Joel Lee ; Automation poses a threat to white-collar jobs, too / National Public Radio -- Will the automation of labor generate any new growth? It is possible to retrain post automation / Erin Carson ; Automation allows humans to do other--more significant--work / Quartz Media ; Computers willl not replace teachers / Sarah Marsh ; Personalized learning is likely effective in the short term / John F. Pane, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Matthew D. Baird, Laura S. Hamilton, and Joseph D. Pane ; Personalized learning has positive effects / Bob Nilsson ; The true impact of automation on the future of jobs remains unclear / Laura D'Andrea Tyson ; Robots are improving productivity, not costing jobs / Mark Muro and Scott Andes -- Are we headed toward a jobless future? Workers express concerns about the future of their jobs / Aaron Smith ; Robots may lead to employment devastation / Dan Shewan ; The automation argument misunderstands our capitalist economy / Katharina Nieswandt ; Productivity has risen but wages have not / Randeep Sudan and Darshan Yadunath -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact.
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