Digital technology and automation are changing the future of our working world For industrial sociologist Martin Krzywdzinski algorithms and machines neither pose a threat to humanity nor are they the ultimate saviors Mr Krzywdzinski at the moment the debate in the media vacillates between paradisiacal ideas à la The need to work will end and horrific scenarios like Machines will take control of humans What are your personal views of the future world of work The debate about this is imbued with way too much drama I per sonally do not believe that in the future we re all going to be lying in hammocks or that we ll be seeing a major wave of unemployment in industrialized countries Technological change has always existed just like the discussions about it Productivity gains due to machines primarily mean progress It started with the industrial revolution in the 18th century Then there was Henry Ford and now we ve been experiencing the digital revolution for a few decades Naturally this has the effect of machines being able to handle more and more of the things that humans do At the same time employment has continual ly increased because the economy has kept growing too Especially in the industrial environment the level of automation is high even so we ve been seeing record employment rates across the value chain in this country in recent years Interview Oliver Jesgulke Let s talk about future 85 Outlook

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