The future of work in Northern Kentucky

The world is changing – how will NKY change with it?

Are robots coming for your job? Probably.

“In my professional work lifetime, do I think I’m going to get my Big Mac from a robot?” asked Dan Cahill of HSD Metrics in Covington. “I’m 100 percent sure I will. Because there will not be another option. There won’t be people.”

This likelihood, the CEO of the workforce data company told LINK nky, will be just one example of a flashpoint created from change and disruption, spurred by everything from technology to generational changes.

Futurist Christopher Rice said that, if Northern Kentucky can get really good at systems thinking, the region is in a favorable position to respond to the demographic, climate and geopolitical challenges ahead. But, Rice said, there’s not one specific factor that’s going to change the way we work, because multiple challenges are arising at the same time.

Keep reading to learn about the future of workforce training, transportation challenges, the region’s shrinking labor force plus tackling AI and automation.

Learn more from local experts here.

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Going through changes

What will things look like in NKY?