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When pundits talk about workforce automation, they often cast the story in terms of conflict. Who will win: humans or robots? How long until machines take your job?

With framing like this, it's no wonder a recent Pew Center poll found that 72% of Americans feel 'automation anxiety.'

But this conflict-based framing misses something big: most automation isn't about replacing humans. It's about equipping them.