GE CEO: Automation Robots Won't Take Your Jobs Right Now

Automation and the fear that robots will take over human jobs has been a frequent talking point in the news lately. But at the moment, General Electric chief executive officer Jeff Immelt, via Quartz, argues that these concerns are premature. "I think before we go to the phase where it's only robots at every bench, we are going to go through a phase of smarter workers." Instead, Immelt said the focus for politicians should be to get more workers trained in smart skills designed to prepare them for future jobs. While Immelt dismissed the notion that automation would lead to mass unemployment, he said that policy should still emphasize producing better-educated workers.