A student researching automation has taken notes:
• Automation has eliminated some jobs historically • New technologies also create new types of jobs • The pace of automation is accelerating • Workers need new skills to adapt • Policy responses include retraining programs
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readingThe student wants to explain how society can adapt to automation.
A
Automation has historically eliminated certain types of jobs.
B
Society can adapt to automation through retraining programs that equip workers with new skills for the different jobs that emerging technologies create.
C
The pace of technological automation is accelerating.
D
New technologies create new types of jobs even as they eliminate others.
Correct Answer: B
Choice B. Retraining for new skills and new job types explains adaptation.