Archived News – May 2017
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May 14, 2017
This article by financial media outlet Benzinga about historical resistance to new technology cites a study by Baylor sociologist Paul McClure, who says that current “technophobia” is “nearing a fever pitch.” More than a third of study respondents were afraid or very afraid of decision-making robots, workforce robots and technology they don’t understand. For that group, losing a job to a robot is scarier than romantic heartbreak, police brutality and speaking before large crowds, McClure said. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story to national media and arranged the interview.)
This article by financial media outlet Benzinga about historical resistance to new technology cites a study by Baylor sociologist Paul McClure, who says that current “technophobia” is “nearing a fever pitch.” More than a third of study respondents were afraid or very afraid of decision-making robots, workforce robots and technology they don’t understand. For that group, losing a job to a robot is scarier than romantic heartbreak, police brutality and speaking before large crowds, McClure said. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story to national media and arranged the interview.)