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  1. Sep 2017
    1. Find and summarize a news article that talks about the positive or negative impacts of a computing innovation. Is the technology itself positive or negative? Or have people used the technology in positive and/or negative ways? The news article is titled “Will machines eventually take on every job?” by Rachel Nuwer. Nuwer states ” According to one unpublished study, the coming wave of technological breakthroughs endangers up to 47% of total employment in the US.” Technology is advancing at a rate that jobs maybe soon be something that is at risk. Machines are becoming more advance where they can operate without human interaction. This will eventually lead to a replacement of human labor. This is one of the negative impacts that technology will have on humans.

      I think this concept is extremely interesting and relevant. With machines becoming more advance, 47% of jobs are at risk. However, I wonder how this will effect the natural labor force often examined in the studies of economics. Will these jobs become obsolete or transition into a management position?