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Robotics and AI Are Getting Crazy Advanced. That Means the U.S. Produces More With Fewer Workers -- WaPo

And The WSJ Reports That the Labor Crunch Boosted Demand for Workplace Robots 40% in Q1 2022 Compared to 2021

Business Insider argues that the transition to robots is actually good news for workers and their wages

And a WSJ Op says we need automation to fix a shortage in medical workers. The new tech can also reduce a patient’s treatment times

But Forbes is not a fan, arguing that automation created more income inequality

Maybe We’re Guilty of Overhyping? The Economist Says We Don’t Really Have Much Evidence That the Labor Crunch Is Creating More Automation

But The WSJ reports that’s not true, at least in China. It’s making a massive push to automate its factories because of rising labor costs and its aging population

On a Different Note, The Guardian Tells Us Not to Let Our Guard Down Against a Hypothetical (But More Likely Than Ever) Robot Apocalypse!

And TechCrunch is worried about police and the military using killer robots -- that definitely crosses a line in robotics

The Atlantic Gets Philosophical: AI Is Groundbreaking, Inscrutable, and Almost God-like. People Say It’ll Either Elevate Humanity or Totally Destroy It. But Really, The Future of AI Will Be Way More Complicated Than That -- And Ultimately, Deeply Human

Also, Robots May Be a Cure for Loneliness, Says The New Yorker. People Are Making Robots Friends -- Sometimes Lovers

CNET reports on Ameca, a humanoid robot. “She” is capable of a wide variety of realistic facial expressions and it’s freaking people out

Check out Ameca for yourself here!

And CBS says chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT could be competing for your programming, writing, or marketing gigs in the near future