Automation and Inequality: Preventing Tech from Widening the Wealth Gap
Episode 77: Automation & Your Income – Bridging the Growing Gap
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In this episode of the SmartKeys podcast, we address one of the most pressing socio-economic challenges of our time: the link between technological progress and rising wage inequality. While automation drives efficiency, research shows it has been a primary driver—accounting for 50-70% of the growth in wage inequality since 1980.
Based on the report by Felix Römer, we discuss the stark reality of falling real wages for less-educated workers and the rise…
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