Will robots take your job and take care of grandma? Slate’s Torie Bosch covers some potential …

Will robots take your job and take care of grandma? Slate's Torie Bosch covers some potential … Prediction: Machines will take our jobs. Current situation: Machines are already displacing factory workers. With the advent of increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence, computers will start taking over the jobs of lawyers, doctors, accountants, computer programmers and reporters. Pros:

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Rapid minimum wage rises ‘could lead to workers being replaced by robots’ in some sectors

Rapid minimum wage rises 'could lead to workers being replaced by robots' in some sectors For other, more traditional, industries, it may take many years before we witness the impact of artificial intelligence on employment.” The report's author and IFS research economist, Agnes Norris Keiller, warned that a higher minimum wage would affect employment at

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10000 new jobs created in IDA-backed companies last year; their total employment tops 210000

10000 new jobs created in IDA-backed companies last year; their total employment tops 210000 "Greater protectionism is also an increasing phenomenon that may impact foreign direct investment flows globally," he added. "In the short to medium term, technological developments such as artificial intelligence and robotics are likely to have a major impact on the future

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