Office automation is about to lead to a 'massacre of the Dilberts'

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April 13, 2018 9:47 AM

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.

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.

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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