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China Aims to Retool Its Manufacturing Industry with Robots
China is laying the groundwork for a robot revolution by planning to automate the work currently done by millions of low-paid workers. The government’s plan will be crucial to a broader effort to reform China’s economy while also meeting the ambitious production goals laid out in its latest economic blueprint, which aims to double per capita income by 2020 from 2016 levels with at least 6.5 percent annual growth. The success of this effort could...
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And so the millions of low-paid workers will just be left to starve and die on the streets? I guess so. Notice how the impact to humanity is never mentioned in these pieces.