- Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned of the risks of automation pushing workers out of low-skilled jobs, Bloomberg reported.
- In a speech in Canada, Carney called the phenomenon the "massacre of the Dilberts" — referring to an American comic strip featuring a tech engineer named Dilbert.
- Carney's comments come in the same week that EY warned 330,000 jobs in London are at risk of automation.
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Office automation is about to lead to a 'massacre of the Dilberts'
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's comments come in the same week that EY warned 330,000 jobs in London alone are at risk of automation.
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LONDON – Bank of England governor Mark Carney said that the world is heading for "massacre of the Dilberts" as technology forces white-collar workers to learn new skills, according to a Bloomberg report.
Referring to the cartoon strip "Dilbert" — which features a tech engineer named Dilbert and his colleagues — Carney told an audience in Toronto that a large number of what he called "
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