She is now retired and SO glad to get out of that job)...
Bill Gates: People Don't Realize How Many Jobs Will Soon Be Replaced By Software Bots
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This is what he said:
"Software substitution, whether it's for
drivers or waiters or nurses … it's progressing. ... Technology over
time will reduce demand for jobs, particularly at the lower end of skill
set. ... 20 years from now, labor demand for lots of skill sets will be substantially lower. I don’t think people have that in their mental model."
He's not the only one predicting this gloomy scenario for workers. In
January, the Economist ran a big profile naming over a dozen jobs sure
to be taken over by robots in the next 20 years, including telemarketers, accountants and retail workers.Gates believes that the tax codes are going to need to change to encourage companies to hire employees, including, perhaps, eliminating income and payroll taxes altogether. He's also not a fan of raising the minimum wage, fearing that it will discourage employers from hiring workers in the very categories of jobs that are most threatened by automation.
He explained:
"When people say we should raise the
minimum wage. I worry about what that does to job creation ...
potentially damping demand in the part of the labor spectrum that I’m
most worried about."
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This is what he said:
"Software substitution, whether it's for
drivers or waiters or nurses … it's progressing. ... Technology over
time will reduce demand for jobs, particularly at the lower end of skill
set. ... 20 years from now, labor demand for lots of skill sets will be substantially lower. I don’t think people have that in their mental model."
He's not the only one predicting this gloomy scenario for workers. In
January, the Economist ran a big profile naming over a dozen jobs sure
to be taken over by robots in the next 20 years, including telemarketers, accountants and retail workers.Gates believes that the tax codes are going to need to change to encourage companies to hire employees, including, perhaps, eliminating income and payroll taxes altogether. He's also not a fan of raising the minimum wage, fearing that it will discourage employers from hiring workers in the very categories of jobs that are most threatened by automation.
He explained:
"When people say we should raise the
minimum wage. I worry about what that does to job creation ...
potentially damping demand in the part of the labor spectrum that I’m
most worried about."
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