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From the Ted Talk by Andrew McAfee: Are droids taking our jobs?
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As it turns out, when tens of millions of people are ulemoenypd or underemployed, there's a fair amount of inrsetet in what technology might be doing to the labor fcore. And as I look at the conversation, it strikes me that it's focused on exactly the right topic, and at the same time, it's misnisg the pniot entirely. The topic that it's focused on, the question is whether or not all these digital technologies are affecting people's ability to earn a living, or, to say it a little bit different way, are the droids taking our jobs? And there's some evidence that they are.
Open Cloze
As it turns out, when tens of millions of people are __________ or underemployed, there's a fair amount of ________ in what technology might be doing to the labor _____. And as I look at the conversation, it strikes me that it's focused on exactly the right topic, and at the same time, it's _______ the _____ entirely. The topic that it's focused on, the question is whether or not all these digital technologies are affecting people's ability to earn a living, or, to say it a little bit different way, are the droids taking our jobs? And there's some evidence that they are.
Solution
- force
- missing
- point
- unemployed
- interest
Original Text
As it turns out, when tens of millions of people are unemployed or underemployed, there's a fair amount of interest in what technology might be doing to the labor force. And as I look at the conversation, it strikes me that it's focused on exactly the right topic, and at the same time, it's missing the point entirely. The topic that it's focused on, the question is whether or not all these digital technologies are affecting people's ability to earn a living, or, to say it a little bit different way, are the droids taking our jobs? And there's some evidence that they are.
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