It's a particularly interesting contradiction for Mike Rowe, who has lamented the loss of skilled blue collar workers who can do the "dirty jobs", which robots

It's a particularly interesting contradiction for Mike Rowe, who has lamented the loss of skilled blue collar workers who can do the "dirty jobs", which robots certainly have not replaced yet. Automation has made an impact on manufacturing, and will continue to, and AI will have an impact on knowledge work, but thus far technological leaps have lead to increased productivity rather than increased unemployment, although the changes in industries may cause displacements in the labor force. It seems logical to expect that this may play out similarly.