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3. Robotic Process Automation

Is This the Real Job Killer?
Peter Matthews1  and Steven Greenspan2
(1)
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK
(2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
 

Although the subtitle of this book is “A Guide to the Future of Work,” this chapter will explore the challenges of automation and some solutions that have a legitimate claim to affect the present and the future of work. As we will show in this chapter, automation is not a series of distinct moments but a continuum of strategies and technologies that intend to increase levels of automation and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business ...

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