The Washington Post put out a fantastic article this month about the effects of Covid-19 on automation and the workforce. From the article:
“The United States today is producing roughly the same amount of goods and services as before the coronavirus pandemic – but with 8.2 million fewer workers…”
Despite the fact that automation is playing a larger role in the workplace, many experts want to make it clear that robots are not taking jobs from people; rather, automation is “allowing companies that can’t find enough workers to fill orders they otherwise would have to turn down.”
Even as the use of robots increases, workers will be needed to write code, build, operate, maintain, and repair them.
