The productivity paradox

The obvious conclusion, the one lots of people are drawing, is that the robot threat is totally overblown: the fantasy, perhaps, of a bubble-mad Silicon Valley — or an effort to distract from workers’ real problems, trade and excessive corporate power. Generally speaking, the problem is not that we’ve got too much amazing new technology but too little.

Interesting examination of the various forces at play in determining the adoption and effectiveness of new automation technologies and what the results are telling us.

And a follow up!