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CMany people fear that robots will destroy jobs.A paper in 2013 by economists at OxfordUniversity was widely misinterpreted as meaning thal 47%of American joba were at risk of beingautomated.The concern about mass unemployment is overblown.Actually,robols will be ultimatelybeneficial for labour markets.A Yale University study that looked al Japanese manufacturingbetween 1978 and 2017 found that an increase of one robot unit per 1,000 workers boosted acompany's employment by 2.2%.Research from the Bank of Korea found that robotisation movedjobs away from manufacturing into other sectors,but that there was no decrease in overallvacancies.Another study,by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,looked atFinnish firms and concluded that their use of advanced technologies led to increases in hiring.For all that,the march of the robots will bring big changes to workplaces.The skills andfirms that are rewarded will shift,too.One supposed example of"bad automation"is self-servicecheckouts in supermarkets,because they replace human workers.Robots could perform work thatis unpleasant,such as butchering.Checkout staff who retrain to help customers pick items fromaisles may well find that dealing with people in need is more rewarding than spending all dayswiping barcodes in front of lasers.Inevitably,some people will be on the losing end of change even as the robots make societyas a whole better off.One lesson from the freewheeling globalisation of the 1990s and 2000s isthat the growth in trade that was overwhelmingly beneficial triggered a political backlash)because the losers felt left behind.That is one more reason why firms and governmentswould do well to recognize the value of retraining and lifelong learning.As jobs change,workersshould be helped to acquire new skills.28.Why does the author mention"Japanese manufacturing"in paragraph 2?A.To explain a rule.B.To show a trend.C.To support an idea.D.To make a prediction.29.How might checkout staff feel about assisting customers directly?A.Bored.B.Refreshed.C.Pleased.D.Uncomfortable.■英语·第6页(共2页)