Japanese white-collar workers are already being replaced by artificial intelligence

Japanese white-collar workers are already being replaced by artificial intelligence http://qz.com/875491/japanese-white-collar-workers-are-already-being-replaced-by-artificial-intelligence/ via DuckDuckGo for Android

Factory workers have already been replaced by robots; truck and taxi drivers will be replaced by self-driving vehicles; and YOU’RE NEXT!

Manufacturing Jobs Aren’t Coming Back

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[T]he total inflation-adjusted output of the U.S. manufacturing sector is now higher than it has ever been. That’s true even as the sector’s employment is growing only slowly, and remains near the lowest it’s been. These diverging lines—which reflect improved productivity—highlight a huge problem with Trump’s promises to help workers by reshoring millions of manufacturing jobs. America is already producing a lot. And in any event, the return of more manufacturing won’t bring back many jobs, because the labor is increasingly being done by robots.

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