‘Job stealing’ robots are an economic distraction (Scott Andes, Brookings)

The release last month by the Department of Transportation of guidelines for testing and deploying automated vehicles brought home for many the fact that self-driving cars are at our door, representing an unprecedented opportunity for transportation safety as well as cost and energy savings. But for many others, autonomous vehicles symbolize how artificial intelligence and robots are eliminating jobs.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/metropolitan-revolution/2016/10/12/job-stealing-robots-are-an-economic-distraction/