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    Will your job become automated?

    Port workers aren’t the only people who could lose their jobs to robots. Whole cities in Southern California are at risk of big job losses because of automation.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • May 13, 2019 • 1 min read

    Port workers aren’t the only people who could lose their jobs to robots. Whole cities in Southern California are at risk of big job losses because of automation. In places like Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario, researchers estimate more than 60% of the work people do could be automated within the next 20 years.

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    Facing automation, port workers fight for their jobs
    1. 0:00As the ports automate, longshore workers worry robots will take their jobs
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    3. 16:44OC Line: Santa Ana creates housing for artists
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    2 of 3
    Facing automation, port workers fight for their jobs
    1. 0:00As the ports automate, longshore workers worry robots will take their jobs
    2. 7:56Will your job become automated?You’re reading this
    3. 16:44OC Line: Santa Ana creates housing for artists
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