The future is now. Gone are the days where robots are only for sci-fi movies and books. Now it’s not uncommon to travel abroad and see robots serving restaurant goers in Japan and even Europe. In fact the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) reports that the average worker in Slovakia faces a 62 percent chance that their job will automated in the future.
In a report published this November, the EBRD says the United States faces a similar future. The study says 50 percent of all jobs in the USA face a “high risk” of being automated in the “foreseeable future”.
Although at first site this may seem like a bad thing, the EBRD says that’s not the case. Robots and automated systems still need people to create, update, and fix them. The EBRD believes new technology gives way for more work to be done in other industries.
“While technological change inevitably gives rise to anxieties, history suggests that although some jobs will be destroyed, others will be created. Indeed, such innovations can help
