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461. How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse

Freakonomics Radio

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Automating of Work Is Big Business

Automation has made clerical and production jobs unnecessary, says Otter. The automating of work is itself big business, even if it hasn't got much attention yet. One of the major firms in the space practises what is called robotic process automation. U i path is currently valued at around twenty six billion dollars and plans to go public soon....

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