Ramos: We need a census of robots and AI

The last release of information from the 2016 Census came out last week on mobility and migration, and on Dec. 8 Statistics Canada will close its public consultation for the next census in 2021. As that date approaches, the agency should be encouraged to rethink Canada’s demographic mix by considering how robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will be a part of it.
By now, most Canadians have seen estimates of up to 42 per cent of jobs being taken by robots or AI. If those projections are