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Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in an Age of Stagnation
Why the new machine age promised by artificial intelligence and digitital technology is a myth
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“THE robots are coming” is the clarion call from organisations such as the European Central Bank and the World Trade Organisation, as well as in business media generally.

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Hope and fear divide responses to the vista of robots marching over the horizon. 

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