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Point. The robots are coming. Is your job safe? Hello again. I'm Armin Alney and this is

To the Point from Public Radio International. A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Millions of factory workers in China face technological unemployment as robots are replacing people faster than ever.

In the U.S. and other developed countries, fast food workers, office, staffs, and sales personnel may soon be shouldered aside.

And robots are teaching classes, researching legal cases, even writing news stories without demanding

vacations or time off.

As robots become more creative, will guaranteed incomes be needed to sustain an unemployed

middle class?

Today's talking point, will ultimate frisbee make the Olympic Games?

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I'll be back with To the Point.

From Chinese factories to America's white-collar middle class, robots may soon be replacing more and

more people. We'll look at what the future might hold as machines get smarter than we are.

Today's talking point, the International Olympic Committee has finally officially recognized

the World Flying Disc Federation.

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