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What happens when robots take our jobs?

What happens when robots take our jobs?

Update: 2015-03-10
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Some experts say we've entered an age where technology will destroy more jobs than it creates. So, what do we do? And who will pay us? I speak with sociologist and futurist James Hughes, a professor at Trinity College in Connecticut about a guaranteed basic income. It's an idea that's not new, but given the robot uprising, maybe its time has come.

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What happens when robots take our jobs?

What happens when robots take our jobs?