Economists May Be Underestimating How Fast the Robots Are Coming

With regard to an article "Should economists be more concerned about Artificial Intelligence?" by Bank of Englands (BOE) regional agents Mauricio Armellini and Tim Pike, published in the Bank of England’s staff blog, the speed of adoption of General Purpose Technologies is the main difference between the former Industrial Revolutions and Digitalization:

"- BOE blog says technological change may be quicker than thought
  - Developed economies in danger of not adapting quickly enough"

(https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-01/economists-may-be-underestimating-how-fast-the-robots-are-coming)