A recent NPR/Marist poll found that people across all industries are optimistic when it comes to the prospect of robots replacing them.
Positive thinkers: A whopping 94 percent of US workers think it is unlikely that they will lose their jobs.
Automatable jobs: Even people working in jobs that are vulnerable to automation don’t seem worried. When NPR asked warehouse worker Chris Beatty if he thought a robot could do his job, he said, “That’s a tough one, but I don’t think a robot could do this. I love my job too much.” Makers of autonomous forklifts and other robotic vehicles might beg to differ.
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