By 2030, 3.6 million workers could lose their jobs to automation.

Automation will replace a staggering number of workers in major cities

Future Society

A new report focused on automation in the U.K. concludes that 3.6 million workers in the nation's biggest cities could be replaced by 2030.

Automation Will Replace a Staggering Number of Workers in Major Cities

The most vulnerable cities are also the least wealthy.

McKinsey finds automation could eradicate a third of America's workforce by 2030

Robots & Machines

A new report by the McKinsey Global Institute suggests that 30 percent of jobs on Earth could be automated in less than fifteen years.

McKinsey Finds Automation Could Eradicate a Third of America's Workforce by 2030

800 million jobs could be lost worldwide.

McKinsey Finds Automation Could Eradicate a Third of America’s Workforce by 2030

This industry will likely need to address humans displaced from their jobs by new tech.

Nasdaq vice chairman: AI business sector will come from future tech

Artificial Intelligence

Speaking to CNBC, Nasdaq vice chairman Bruce Aust said that a new AI business sector would likely result from technologies that don't yet exist.

Nasdaq Vice Chairman: AI Business Sector Will Come from Future Tech

Artificial intelligence will drive innovation. 

A San Francisco city supervisor has been actively pushing for a robot tax to be implemented in the state.

San Francisco might soon tax robots, but who does it benefit?

San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim is pushing for a robot tax on her city. But what are the consequences, of both implementing and rejecting a robot tax?

San Francisco Might Soon Tax Robots, but Who Does It Benefit?

As automation continues to displace human labor, who will pay the price?

Low-skilled workers might not benefit from a higher minimum wage.

Researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research have published a paper noting a relationship between automation and the minimum wage.

Study Shows That Minimum Wage Hikes Put More Jobs at Risk of Automation

A $1 increase results in a 0.43 percent decline in automatable jobs.

In this age of technological revolution, how can we reorganize societies so that we can do the things that we want to do?

Watch: How A.I. Will Deliver Universal Basic Income, Better Jobs, and Kinder Corporations

Without quick action, AI will soon become a very disruptive force – and not in a good way.

In a recent speech, Mark Cuban argued that AI will replace a significant number of jobs, but he does not believe that universal basic income is a solution.

Mark Cuban Says AI Will be The Biggest Disruption to Jobs We’ve Seen in 30 Years

"If we don't start dealing with that now, we're going to have some real problems."

Automation will force most people out of a job and society will eventually be forced to adopt some form of universal basic income. What then?

The Entertainment Industry Could Address One of Our Biggest Concerns About Automation

What will people do when they no longer have to work?

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is warning us that the next 30 years of technological development may bring us more anguish than happiness.

Experts Assert That AI Will Soon Be Replacing CEOs

Your next boss may be an artificial intelligence.

Not only are the machines cheaper than the cost of human workers, they are also more efficient and accurate and are able to sort 200,000 packages a day.

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