More robots, the same working hours? #Shorts
Watch on YouTube What if robots doubled production, but your workweek stayed the same? A company that automates can reduce working hours, raise wages, lower prices, or keep a larger share of the profit. Technology makes all those options possible, but it does not choose for us.
What if robots doubled production, but your workweek stayed the same? A company that automates can reduce working hours, raise wages, lower prices, or keep a larger share of the profit. Technology makes all those options possible, but it does not choose for us.
The episode argues that this decision depends on laws, competition, and workers’ bargaining power. That is why seeing more robots is not enough to know whether we are living better. The real sign would be having more time and being able to turn down an exhausting job.
Full episode: https://youtu.be/5xRcASHJ_h4
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