Never mind Mexico, 2000 jobs lost to robot
Capita is a UK outsourcing company, but don’t forget this is also happening in the U.S. and supported by the Labor nominee.
Click here for reuse options!Outsourcing giant Capita is to sack 2,000 staff and replace them with robots in a move some fear will be repeated across the economy, leading to more than 1 million job losses.
The FTSE 100-listed firm, which collects the BBC license fee and provides services for the NHS, said it needed to ax 2,000 jobs to save money due to poor trading with corporate clients.
It said it would use the money it saved to fund investment into robotic workers across the whole company, according to the Guardian.
The announcement will add to fears the world is a facing fourth industrial revolution powered by artificial intelligence (AI) which will result in unprecedented job losses.
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7 responses to Never mind Mexico, 2000 jobs lost to robot
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Red Eye Robot December 9th, 2016 at 11:05
Yes, Fight for 15 and see your job go to a burger flipping robot.
Hirightnow December 9th, 2016 at 12:45
It’s going to happen regardless of whatever wage is required; robots never talk back, always show up on time, never need personal or emergency leave, don’t come to work drunk or hung over, and except for breakdowns, never get “sick”.
Eventually, there will be no jobs, and anyone whining about “socialism” will be laughed at for the fool they are.
(Unless your messiah manages to start WWIII…)
Buford2k11 December 9th, 2016 at 12:19
I do believe that Stephen Hawking warned us about this…in no uncertain terms…
trees December 9th, 2016 at 13:25
Automation is, unfortunately, inevitable. Think about it, robots can perform flawlessly, a single repetitive task, never getting injured….
Robots don’t form Trade Unions.
Robots don’t take breaks.
You can leave the same robot, in the same spot, 24 hours a day seven days a week…
Remember the point I made about slave labor?
The robot solves the problem.
“But what about jobs, who will provide for us?”
Well, let this be a lesson in reality. Jobs are not owed, jobs are offered. When the economic climate no longer favors the job creators, they will adapt and find ways to remain prosperous.
But the President promised us that he/she would create jobs…..
Hmmm….
Yeah, about that, here’s how it works, the government can enact policies that spur growth, yes, even policies that facilitate rapid growth and investment.
Or, the government can enact policies that curb growth, policies that severely curb growth and investment….
We’ve just endured 8 years of the Obama administration.
Because of our system of government we’re incredibly lucky. The people can change the direction. Now, we’ll get 4 years of a completely different approach.
Let’s see how it works out.
Red Mann December 9th, 2016 at 17:17
You really believe that Trump is going to actually do what he said? He’s already handing everything over to Wall St., lining up things to give massive breaks to the rich and corporations. It’s just another episode of Reagan’s Voodoo economics which has been demonstrated to be a complete failure and will never stimulate economic growth.
robert December 9th, 2016 at 22:06
There is nothing like paying into the system so our gov can find ways to eliminate jobs
Welcome to the Republican utopia
trees December 10th, 2016 at 22:37
I’m going to post this short movie, a bit of humor to help alleviate the doom and gloom that has permeated this site…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q__bSi5rBlw