John Aziz -TheWeek.com

John Aziz -TheWeek.com

SUMMARY: This article discusses technological unemployment and concludes optimistically, “If the economy is disemboweled by a lack of consumer spending, corporations fat off the self-perpetuating riches of automation and plentiful, cheap energy will likely be all too happy to support generous redistributive programs to support the spending of the hordes of out-of-work people, like a universal basic income.”

John Aziz, “Could a robot do my job? Probably, but I’m still optimistic.TheWeek, May 20, 2014.

Is it only a matter of time? (Thinkstock via TheWeek)

Is it only a matter of time? (Thinkstock via TheWeek)