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The Robots Are Coming!!
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We all know that technology has the potential to benefit us and make our lives better. But one serious worry I have for the future is that more and more jobs are now becoming automated. This means that machines, robots and algorithms are increasingly doing the work that people used to do.
I read a survey where 75% of people said that they thought their jobs would not be needed in the future. Economists estimate that 47% Of All Jobs Will Be Automated By 2034,and economies are not generating new jobs anywhere near fast enough to replace them.
You only have to walk into your local supermarket or McDonalds to see robots doing the work humans did, and what is going to be the impact of driverless cars, robot care workers, and super efficient household gadgets?
Low skilled work is already becoming increasing insecure. I can’t see that governments are doing much to deal with this issue. How will our population work and sustain itself in the future. In an perfect world it would mean that we could all spend more time on leisure or with our loved ones but how will we earn money???
What do you think about all this?
Timmy
I read a survey where 75% of people said that they thought their jobs would not be needed in the future. Economists estimate that 47% Of All Jobs Will Be Automated By 2034,and economies are not generating new jobs anywhere near fast enough to replace them.
You only have to walk into your local supermarket or McDonalds to see robots doing the work humans did, and what is going to be the impact of driverless cars, robot care workers, and super efficient household gadgets?
Low skilled work is already becoming increasing insecure. I can’t see that governments are doing much to deal with this issue. How will our population work and sustain itself in the future. In an perfect world it would mean that we could all spend more time on leisure or with our loved ones but how will we earn money???
What do you think about all this?
Timmy
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I's sure that 50 years ago we were all being told that we would have so much leisure time as automation would greatly reduce the need for labour. Didn't the Luddites think something similar in the 19thh century. I think the jobs will still exist but they will be different jobs, just as many jobs now didn't exist in this form 30 years ago
Hi Pixie,
Robots are being used I some UK care homes now.
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What job do you do if you don't mind me asking?
Tim
Robots are being used I some UK care homes now.
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What job do you do if you don't mind me asking?
Tim
And yet they still moan about not enough folk in the future to pay sufficient tax to fund the pensions of the aging society. Just tax the robots. The trick is to ensure instead of creating a two tier society, all get 'shorter working hours' and more leisure time.
What's weird is first pointing out how all these robots will be beavering away creating wealth for the nation, then wondering where everyone's income could come from. Just don't keep putting right wing political parties into power.
What's weird is first pointing out how all these robots will be beavering away creating wealth for the nation, then wondering where everyone's income could come from. Just don't keep putting right wing political parties into power.
I'd like this robot as my carer. Sooooo cute.
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Not at all, Tim, I have a homecare business :-). And while I can see robots could take over manual work in many places... there is no way they are anywhere near able to recognise and respond appropriately to facial expressions, emotions etc.. instinctive to humans... but if a machine is ever taught that, I will eat both my hat and yours :-)
Thanks Pixie - yes I think jobs that require a lot of human interaction will be very difficult to replace. I worked in a care home for a while where we had some technology. In the office there was a panel with all the flat number and it sounded an alarm of there was no movement for 12 hours. Basically to make sure no one had died or fallen and been left for over 12 hours.
