32 Career Preparedness and Safety Nets as Hedges Against an Uncertain Work Future
Robert W. Lent
In observing trends in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, corporate mergers and monopolies, workforce downsizing, and related developments, some economic forecasters anticipate that many workers will face a precarious occupational future—one characterized by increasing work instability, especially for those who perform work routines that can be readily replaced by cheaper alternatives (e.g., algorithms, robotics, and outsourcing). While this bleak view of the future of work is neither entirely new nor universally shared (Ford, 2015), it behooves policymakers, workforce observers, and career development ...
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