t-The onrushing wave - The Future of Jobs
Squeezing out the middle class could generate antagonistic, unstable and potentially dangerous politics.
Satochi Kambayashi
The Economist
Previous technological innovation has always delivered more long-run employment, not less. But things can change
A new wave of technological progress may dramatically accelerate the automation of brain-work.
Society may find itself sorely tested if, as seems possible, growth and innovation deliver handsome gains to the skilled, while the rest cling to dwindling employment opportunities at stagnant wages.