Sisyphus World Without Work

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The article “World without Work” and the short story “Sisyphus” inspired me to research, how do robots affect unemployment rates for industrial jobs in China and in the United States? However, not only the United States and China’s employment rates are being affected by industrial robots. Countries such as Japan, the United Kingdom, and India have implemented thousands of industrial robots and replaced tens of thousands of workers. As government from all these countries are funding millions to automation. According to the Japan times, the government has invested trillions in automation as more factories and opening and the need for proficient labor is rising. Companies, which require a large labor in the U.K, are seen to start implementing

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