It is little secret that machine learning, advanced algorithms, artificial intelligence, advances in robotics — augmented with the proliferation of sensor-based data — are remaking how businesses operate. As these technologies become more affordable, more ubiquitous and more accurate, companies will find it easier and easier to offload certain tasks — including knowledge work.

Which is all fine and good, assuming you adhere to the notion that these advances will result in a net increase in jobs and do not signal the start of a massive erosion of middle class employment opportunities. Which is still debatable.

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