Tuesday Link-Ups: 11-17-2015 Will robots take your job?

Am I the only one worried about being replaced by a Robot?

On Monday, the Bank of England put out a new report, contending that machines might take over 80 million American and 15 million British jobs over the next 10 to 20 years, or 50% of the workforce in each of the two countries:

• BGR – Bank of England: 95 million jobs going to robots in the next 10 to 20 years

Yikes!  Here are a few links that tee up the issue:

• Wired – Rise of the Machines: The Future has Lots of Robots, Few Jobs for Humans
• Quartz – Robots are taking our white collar jobs, too

On the investment side – there will be money to be made – here is a very good article from Barron’s highlighted where companies like Google (I can’t get used to calling them Alphabet) and Amazon are investing in Robots and Artificial Intelligence:

• Barrons – Alphabet, Amazon Lead A.I. Charge as Machines Take Over

I am not really concerned for myself – but I am trying to get my head around this issue – so I can give my kids solid advice before they go to college.  OK – need to end on a positive note:

• R.E.M. – It’s The End Of The World