Global Unrest Will Grow As Jobs Disappear To Technology: Blackrock Ceo

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Bloomberg Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock Inc.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says what he’s worried about most is technology and its impact on jobs around the world.

“We have been living with technology (in the U.S.) and how it has changed in 20 years,” said Fink. “This is happening in a very rapid pace in developing countries.”

Speaking at the Deutsche Bank conference on Wednesday on what keeps him awake at night, Fink said the developing world is only now feeling the dramatic impact of technology replacing humans and that could lead to more unrest around the globe.

“Every global leader I talk to, talks about creating jobs,” said Fink. “It’s not just a U.S. or Europe issue.”

The BlackRock Inc. BLK +0.67% CEO points to industries like autos and agriculture that are being impacted the most around the world, that are using less humans capital and more technology.

Tata Motors Ltd TTM -1.44% for example has changed with improved technology, with factories with fewer people.

“20 years ago the foundation of manufacturing was lots of people and cheap labor,” said Fink. “Now people are a smaller and smaller component of manufacturing process.”

The veteran banker also pointed out how technology is replacing manual labor in developing countries in South America.

“Miles and miles of soybean fields” are using technology and using fewer humans than ever before. With more people out of work and little migration happening between rural areas to cities around the world, it’s a not coincidence that there is global unrest, he says.

The deficiency in jobs for all the people that want them could not only hurt economies but cause extremes in societies.

“What it ultimately means is that the educated of the world will have lots of opportunities and the less educated will have less opportunities,” said Fink.