Robots, Jobs, and the Fight for Survival

Can we embrace automation without erasing livelihoods? For dockworkers and others, the rise of robots feels less like progress and more like a battle for existence.

Automation is reshaping industries, with dockworkers, retail staff, and cooks fearing job losses. The dispute over semi-automated cranes at U.S. ports highlights growing concerns, as unions push back against technology threatening jobs.

Dockworkers argue automation erodes their livelihoods under the guise of efficiency, while industries claim it boosts productivity and compensates for labor shortages.

Robotics investments have skyrocketed, with machines now capable of performing tasks from window washing to frying food. Agreements in industries like retail and culinary include severance packages and training, but anxiety persists. And in a capitalist world, jobs will be displaced by the millions, if not billions.

Is it possible to design a future where automation enhances, rather than replaces, human work?

Read the full article on Financial Times.

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