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World Service,18 Sep 2017,17 mins

Is the Future Jobless?

Business Daily

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Will the advance of artificial intelligence reduce the amount of jobs available to human beings? The 麻豆社's Nick Robinson speaks to movers and shakers in Silicon Valley to assess their views. Plus, computing specialist Dr. Alan Woodward of Surrey University says we shouldn't fear a dystopian future for jobs just yet. Also in the programme, Jeremy Wagstaff, Thomson Reuters Chief Technology Correspondent for Asia, looks at how we will be communicating with the devices and machines in our homes. (Picture: Female Robot, Credit: Getty Images)

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