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September 1982, Vol.
105, No.
9
The future of work: does it
belong to us or to the robots?
Sar A. Levitan
Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Social Policy Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Clifford M. Johnson
Research associate at the center
As the silicon chip helps chip away many factory and office functions, prospects are bright for both robots and microprocessors, but investment and other constraints seem to assure no revolutionary loss of employment.
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