Automation leading to job loss from "summary" of Automate This by Christopher Steiner
The idea that automation leads to job loss is a common one, and it's no wonder why. When machines can do tasks more efficiently and accurately than humans, businesses are naturally inclined to replace human workers with these automated systems. This trend has been happening for decades, from the assembly lines of factories to the algorithms that now trade stocks on Wall Street. One of the best examples of this can be seen in the financial industry. As technology has advanced, trading stocks has become less about human intuition and more about complex algorithms that can execute trades in a fraction of a second. This has led to a significant decrease in the number of human traders needed to operate on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. But it's not just the financial industry that is feeling the effects of automation. From self-checkout kiosks at grocery stores to automated customer service lines, more and more ind...
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