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BI/NIT is a separate issue, agreed, though the threats of technological advancement coincide somewhat with the problems they alleviate.

A somewhat scifi concern is that technology will advance at such a rate that displaced workers can not upskill at the same rate, causing structural unemployment. Regardless, some effort should be made to help workers transition to new industries; the net benefit to society would be more than enough to bear this.




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