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Band 6+: What are the potential consequences of increased automation on the long-term job market and the skills needed to succeed?

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Increased automation in the job market and workforce dynamics means that most of the work that humans performed by themselves will now be done by robots or artificial intelligence. This problem will lead to a shortage of job opportunities, and it's a well-known fact that our world is overpopulated. The shortage of jobs leads to an increased number of homeless people. Therefore, if artificial intelligence takes over workplaces, many more people will suffer from poverty and will not be able to provide for their families. Of course, company directors will save money since they will not have to spend their income on salaries, medical insurance, or vacation payments for their workers. But it doesn't mean that the work that will be performed by...

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Increase automation on the job market and workforce dynamics means that most of the work that humans performed by themselves now will be done by robots or artificial intelligence. that this problem will lead to a shortage of job places and it’s well known fact that our world is overpopulated that the shortage of jobs leads to increased number of homeless people, therefore, if artificial intelligence will take workplaces, much more people will have to suffer from being poor and they will not be able to provide for their families. And of course the company directors will save their money since they will not have to spend their income for salaries, for medical insurances or vacation payments of their workers. But it doesn’t mean that the work that will be performed by…

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