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Automation: A Few Decades of Pain? Or, What Does Jack Ma Know That I Don’t?

May 19, 2017 by Bob Reselman 0 Comments

Recently I came across three articles that gave me pause. Each article was a bit disconcerting on its own merit, but when I considered them together, the result caused more than a momentary worry. One article was report in Bloomberg Technology quoting Jack Ma, head of Alibaba, the second richest man in China and a […]

An Unanticipated Obstacle to Full Automation

April 21, 2017 by Bob Reselman 1 Comments

I’ve been concerned about the impact of automation on human employment for a while. My research activity started after November 2016, when I decided I needed to learn whether the much-touted phrase, “We’re bringing back the jobs,” was valid or not. While it is true that some jobs in the United States have been exported […]

Automation’s Impact on a Structured Life

February 15, 2017 by Bob Reselman 9 Comments

A few years back my sister’s husband died after an unexpected illness. My sister, who was in her early 50s, experienced a devastating loss at a relatively early age. To her good fortune, my brother-in-law left behind an adequate pension and their mortgage had been paid off, so she didn’t have to bear the burden […]

The Impact of Automation: Considering 3 Facts

January 30, 2017 by Bob Reselman 3 Comments

I’ve been interested in the ramification of automation on human employment for a while now. My profession, IT, is bringing more automation to the planet every day. I would be irresponsible to not understand the ramifications of my work. Recently in my research I came across three facts that gave me pause. The facts are: […]

Rethinking Unemployment in the Age of Automation

January 5, 2017 by Bob Reselman 5 Comments

In my last article concerning the impact of automation and robotics on human employment, I asserted that commercial job loss is more a result of automation than outsourcing. Also, I asserted that this trend was going to continue at an accelerated rate. I said we need to address three areas of concern to mitigate the […]

What Do We Do When Everything is Automated?

December 19, 2016 by Bob Reselman 12 Comments

Recently, I came across a study the caused me to think beyond the day-to-day world of code-slinging in which I live. According to the study conducted by Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University in Indiana: “Almost 88 percent of job losses in manufacturing in recent years can be attributable to productivity […]

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