Robots and your job: how automation is changing the workplace

Jun 24, 2021

A new study shows that robots are changing the workplace in unexpected ways. Image: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

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Total employment time-indexed dummy regressions coefficient plot, NALMF sample

Wu's study found that the introduction of robots and AI actually leads to more hiring. Image: The Robot Revolution: Managerial and Employment Consequences for Firms by Lynn Wu

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