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September 1982

The future of work: does it belong to us or to the robots?

Sar A. Levitan, Clifford M. Johnson

As the silicon chip helps chip away many factory and office functions, prospects are bright for both robots and microprocessors, but investment and other constraints seem to assure no revolutionary loss of employment.

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