Nanalyze April 6, 2020
Funny how quickly a little pandemic can change your perspective. For years, we’ve been writing about what kind of jobs robots will do in the future – and how many humans will end up doing value-added tasks in the unemployment line. There’s certainly some valid concern about the loss of high-paying white-collar jobs, as well as many solid blue-collar positions in warehouses, agriculture, and elsewhere. But let’s face it: There are plenty of dull, dangerous, and dirty jobs that few of us want to do. Add a deadly virus into the mix and the prospect of replacing some people with robots suddenly seems like a very good idea. In particular, the current healthcare crisis is giving us a look into...