Here are four things to know.
1. The Marist Poll surveyed 1,267 adults nationwide between Dec. 4 and Dec. 7. Analysts classified 794 respondents as U.S. workers.
- Of these respondents, 94 percent said it was “not very likely” or “not likely at all” they would lose their jobs due to automation.
- Many industry forecasters point to companies like Amazon and Walmart, which are adopting robots and other automated processes to create more efficient warehouses, according to NPR.
- Yet, warehouse workers feel confident robots can never fully replace human labor.
“A lot of the machines I see or deal with in the warehouse really aren’t that great,” an anonymous Amazon warehouse employee told NPR. “There are just so many things that you need a competent human to deal with in our warehouse.”
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