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Portentous changes to the work economies of India and the USA due to job automation by machines and robots continue to make headlines. Varieties of hardware and software automation are seeing implementation burgeon in both countries, as companies seek efficiency by replacing humans with machines. Wage erosion in areas previously unaffected by automation - including varieties of programming - is getting commoner while new, albeit highly specialized, engineering jobs are created. Both articles encourage educational changes mindful of these realities, though how colleges either side of the world can adapt to the blistering pace of automation is unclear.
The latest tranche of job automation news comes hot on the heels of Davos' prediction that machine automation will result in a net loss globally of over 5 million jobs prior to 2020.
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Wednesday February 10 2016, @10:05PM
The rest can curl up and die. And they will. Not overnight, but population control measures can seriously decimate "the useless eaters."
you are clearly not a student of history.
I cannot say that I am pretty good at history,
that's clear because people don't just curl up and die.
you think people are just going to give up on space because there's no money in it?
First of all, all people are giving up on space simply because we cannot get up there cheaply enough
and when resources are no longer limited by constructs like money?
Perhaps I am not an optimist. I like to be a realist.
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Perhaps a benevolent dictatorship would be the best outcome...
no, you are a true pessimist. a realist would take note of the ever increasing level of automation and realize the game is changing.
If you would like to convince me and others like me, propose a specific path that is viable, and we can discuss it.
a pessimist will deny the mere possibility of anything but negative outcomes, so there is no point. perhaps you should get your meds adjusted.