> artificial intelligence<p>...maybe<p>> robitics<p>...really?<p>> biotech<p>...wat<p>So technology is the 21st century equivalent of the big bad wolf. A mythical monster that's going to blow your house down.<p>> Investing in education and adult learning programs is a good place to start.<p>Interesting. Hasn't education already had a decade long run on the student loan market? How will this help?<p>> Insisting on more diverse workforces in terms of gender, ethnicity and age, will also be vital for companies that want to succeed in the rapidly changing world.<p>Diversity has no direct correlation to a company's success. Unless you're talking about increasing the number of H1B visas to boost the ranks of top tier talent.<p>Automation no doubt contributes to inequality but only because we require fewer people to maintain the sum of human knowledge and resources. The companies using automation to increase efficiency/effectiveness are therefore able to produce more with less and take home a bigger cut.<p>-----<p>This article is clearly politically-driven FUD that appeals to special interest (ie 'protected classes') groups. Par for the course coming from CNN.