Where are we all going to work?
Banks and other retail outlets going self service. More stuff done online - banking, couses, shopping etc. Smart devices which look after themselves and report back to HQ. Artificial intelligence and so it goes on. At what point is somebody somewhere going to say enough's enough? Is it progress to make humans largely redundant save for a proportion whose jobs can't be automated (yet anyway)? If UK PLC we can't pay for the existing pensions/welfare obligations and we're all being told we can't retire when we thought we could, how's it going to be done when increasing numbers of us don't have jobs, let alone the ability to retire?
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Also we might find new industries emerge from this process just as has happened in the past. Especially when it comes to creative industries which at the moment at least seem immune from both AI advances. I would argue the usefulness of humans doesn't lie in our ability to perform repetitive tasks anyway. |
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A large number will end up as Carers, not in OAP homes but in our own homes. Social Engineering has been going on, and is being tweaked by things like The Bedroom Tax, changes to Housing Benefits to the under-35's, Child Benefits only for the first 2 kids, closing council-run OAP homes, etc. Homes will become multi-generational, with the youngest looking after the eldest at minimum cost to the taxpayers. Any shortfalls in manning will be filled by the unemployed getting Benefits in exchange for social work.
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I'm really just wondering if, in the rush for 'progress', anyone at HQ is thinking much about the ramifications of where we're heading. If they are they're keeping it quiet but I'm always happy to be educated. ---------- Post added at 14:25 ---------- Previous post was at 14:22 ---------- Quote:
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There might be a lot of job losses but the government should start considering solutions to that now and see how automation can benefit society and how we'll spread out wealth generated from machines. Universal Basic Income might be a solution here. You might be interested in this video which talks about this issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU |
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Anyway you worry too much, try some St Johns Wort. |
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My business cannot be automated, as it involves taking apart airplane parts, from wheels, langing gear & generators, down to dials in the cockpit.
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This will affect every country in one way or another and if our planet isn't going to be reduced to a giant ants nest someone's going to need to get a grip. Of course if you and yours happen to be among those who'll still be at the top of the food chain maybe you don't care much. |
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I'm more concerned about the idea of automated soldiers..
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What about Automated Team Members, like me?
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