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Smart Systems Threaten More Jobs Than Outsourcing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the replaced-by-a-very-small-shell-script dept.

fbform writes "A strategy consulting firm called Strategy Analytics has announced that outsourcing to India and other countries is a small threat compared to having IT jobs replaced by 'smart systems'. Quote from a different news-source: 'higher value-added jobs - involving identification, assessment, conclusions, decisions, and recommendations - will continue to be lost to systems with increasingly intelligent capabilities'." Such as this one.

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  1. Hurry! by dignome · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not too late to destroy the machines. I'm content with going back to the cave, who's with me!

  2. What they really mean by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Look out for /etc/crontab

    It will take your job from you!