Future of Work

A new MIT report examines how to make technology to work for society

New recruit "Pepper" the robot, a humanoid robot designed to welcome and take care of visitors and patients, holds the hand of a new born baby next to his mother at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium June 16, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - D1AETKFZXJAA

The likelihood of robots, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) wiping out huge sectors of the workforce in the near future is exaggerated, the task force concludes. Image: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - D1AETKFZXJAA

Peter Dizikes
Writer, MIT News Office
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