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The frequent problem with these types of reports is that they only focus on one part of the geography (USA). That said, I recall reading a report that mostly m
by cynusx 6y ago
The frequent problem with these types of reports is that they only focus on one part of the geography (USA).
That said, I recall reading a report that mostly middle class administrative and coordination roles are eliminated due to digitalization and dedicated software. Leading to negative wage pressure on the middle class.
These are repetitive human jobs like looking at a bunch of papers and creating a report.
Manual work is getting more productive and often shifted abroad but on a global scale is actually expanding in line with global gdp growth.
https://reports.weforum.org/future-of-jobs-2016/employment-trends/ https://reports.weforum.org/future-of-jobs-2016/employment-t...
Interesting in this report is that geopolitical instability is more destructive to jobs than artificial intelligence for now.
- wayoutthere 6y agoVery much so; the current wave of automation is taking semi-skilled middle-class jobs and replacing them with low-skilled minimum wage jobs that can be filled with gig workers. High-skill jobs are still there, but the middle is rapidly being hollowed out. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the middle class is shrinking as a result.
- jtbayly 6y agoThat’s an interesting take on Uber that I don’t think I’ve seen before. I know Uber’s end-goal is automation such that taxi drivers aren’t necessary. What I didn’t realize is that it is route planning automation that allowed them to move from dedicated drivers to gig drivers.
- wayoutthere 6y agoYeah, I recall an article about London taxi drivers having to memorize the labyrinth of streets in and around central London to get a taxi license. They were paid very well and the jobs were stable as a result — until Uber / Waze came along. Then the market was flooded by recent immigrants working for much less who were able to navigate unfamiliar streets with GPS and the job became way less stable.