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Robots Won't Take Your Job—But They Might Make It Boring

Robots Won't Take Your Job—But They Might Make It Boring

Robots Won't Take Your Job—But They Might Make It Boring

Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer

June 19, 20185m 10s

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Whether they believe robots are going to create or destroy jobs, most experts say that robots are particularly useful for handling “dirty, dangerous and dull” work. They point to jobs likeshutting down a leaky nuclear reactor,cleaning sewers ,orinspecting electronic componentsto really drive the point home. Robots don’t get offended, they are cheap to repair when they get “hurt,” and they don’t get bored.

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