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You've heard it from Donald Trump.

You've heard it from his supporters.

You've even heard it from South Park.

Those foreigners are taking our jobs.

Whether it's illegal immigrants or outsourcing or as Donald Trump puts it, losing at trade,

someone from somewhere else is taking all of our jobs.

But let me ask you this.

What are you going to do when the person taking your job isn't a person at all?

We're seeing more leaps and robotics in the past five years than we've seen in the past 50.

And for corporations and even small businesses, the prospect of a wageless, health careless, non-complaining, non-unionized employee who works 24 hours a day and 365 days a year is pretty hard to pass up.

But my guest today says that unlike previous industrial revolutions, the robotic age may destroy more jobs than it creates.

And it might require the world to radically rethink how we look at labor, the economy, and the value of work.

Martin Ford is the prominent futurist and leading expert on artificial intelligence and robotics and their potential impact on the job market, economy, and society.

He has over 25 years experience in the fields of computer design and software development, and he's the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm.

He's written numerous articles about future technology and their implications for publications like The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, and The Financial Times.

He's also a New York Times best-selling author of The Lights in the Tunnel, Automation, Accelerating Technology, and the Economy of the Future.

His newest book, Rise of the Robots, Technology and the Thread of a Jobless Future, warns that rapid advances in robotics and artificial intelligence are going to fundamentally disrupt the world economy, and your job might be a lot more replaceable than you think.

Today we'll talk about which jobs are most susceptible to AI and robotics and why it's not going to be limited to just low skilled manufacturing jobs.

We'll talk about the ways it could fundamentally change society, possibly leading to mass unemployment, unrest, and the necessity for a huge expansion of the government social safety net.

We'll also talk about what career paths and skills young people can pursue to ensure job security in the age of robots, coming up with Martin Ford in just a moment.

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