The World Without Work By Derek Thompson's World Without Work

As we move on in time more advancement in technology such as robots are being created to work in the labor force like never seen before. Meaning that employment rates are going to be affected since right now these advancements in technology are replacing labor jobs especially those in factories. As mentioned in the “World without Work” by Derek Thompson the senior editor at the Alantic, “Technology could exert a slow but continual downward pressure on the value and availability of work.” Thompson argues how in the present and in the upcoming future technological devices such as robots will decrease the amount of jobs since it is already happening in factories today. Such as the Ford Motor Company were robots replaced many labor workers already,

In the article “Why robots, not trade, are behind so many factory job losses” by Paul Wiseman a senior editor in the Associated Press says “The vast majority of the lost jobs — 88 percent — were taken by robots and other homegrown factors that reduce factories' need for human labor.” He later adds on mentioning that Americans should put the blame on robots for the increase in unemployment. Wiseman argues using a statistical fact how robots and technology are responsible for taking our jobs. In a speech by Professor Moshe Vardi given to the to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vardi states how he believes in thirty years unemployment will increase by fifty percent since by then he believes technology will be so advanced it could basically do any humans job. He uses history to back up his argument since the Chinese and Russian industrial revolution destroyed so many jobs and affected millions of lives. On the other hand, companies like GM motors, Toyota, and Scion only use robots not only for the cheapness of labor over the years, but also for efficiency so there would not be any problems or major recalls. According to the LA times robots making industrial goods increased efficiency dramatically and increased production, but also caused depletion in labor jobs. As you see as time moves on the expectancy of unemployment