Post By Brenda Walker on 09/22/2015

Automation: Tech Experts Predict Fewer Jobs in Next Decade, And NO Need For Unskilled Immigrants

Futurist forecasts are generally fun to read, and are even better when the crystal ball gazers are experts in the field. That’s the case with the paper Technological Tipping Points and Societal Impact,...
Post By Brenda Walker on 09/19/2015

Automation: Robots Are Planned for Garbage Pickup

The Volvo company is busy developing robots to replace human garbage collectors, the fellows who move the trash containers from the curb and dump them into the truck.It’s another example of creeping te...
Post By Brenda Walker on 09/05/2015

Automation: Martin Ford Interview—What to Do about Robots Taking Jobs

Martin Ford, the author of Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future, visited Australia recently for some speaking and media appearances. In a radio interview, he made the poin...