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01-02-2011 | Open Forum | Issue 1/2011

Robots and the changing workforce

Journal:: AI & SOCIETY > Issue 1/2011

Author:: Jason Borenstein

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The use of robotic workers is likely to continue to increase as time passes. Hence it is crucial to examine the types of effects this occurrence could have on employment patterns. Invariably, as new job opportunities emerge due to robotic innovations, others will be closed off. Further, the characteristics of the workforce in terms of age, education, and income could profoundly change as a result.

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Title: Robots and the changing workforce
Author:: Jason Borenstein
Publication date: 01-02-2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-009-0227-0
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Journal: AI & SOCIETY Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication
Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0951-5666
Electronic ISSN: 1435-5655

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