Robots Welcome to Take Over, as Pandemic Accelerates Automation
As I talk about often, its cultural changes in society’s acceptance and changes in needs that drives new tech adoption, not the technology itself.
“Pre-pandemic, people might have thought we were automating too much,” said Richard Pak, a professor at Clemson University who researches the psychological factors around automation. “This event is going to push people to think what more should be automated.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/business/coronavirus-workplace-automation.html