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Wednesday 21st of January 2026

Automation The McKinsey Global Institute reckons that by 2030 up to 375m people, or 14% of the global workforce, could have their jobs automated away.  Bosses will need to decide whether they are prepared to offer and pay for retraining, and whether they will give time off for it. Many companies say they are all for workers developing new skills, but not at the employer's expense. The Economist, March 31, 2018 © 2018 Kwiple.com
Automation The only human beings left in the modern supply chain are truck drivers. If you go to a modern warehouse now, say Amazon or Walmart, the trucks are unloaded by machines, the trucks are loaded by machines, they are put into the warehouse by machines. Then there is a guy, probably making $10 an hour, with a load of screens watching these machines. Then what you have is a truckers' lounge with 20 or 30 guys standing around getting paid. And that drives the supply chain people nuts. Finn Murphy, The Guardian, October 10, 2017 © 2017 Kwiple.com
 
Automation Sales of automation software are expected to rise by 28 percent this year, after increasing 12 percent last year, according to the research firm Gartner. And the consulting firm McKinsey, which predicted before the pandemic that 37 million U.S. workers would be displaced by automation by 2030, recently increased its projection to 45 million. Kevin Roose, New York Times, March 6, 2021 © 2021 Kwiple.com