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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 Thursday February 11 2016, @08:17AM
It was the part about taking care of everyone that I don't see as inevitable ...
The more likely case I see is that those in power will fight that until things get so bad that it becomes a matter of attempted revolution
that's just it, if things get bad, a revolution will happen though it might not be violent or even political. society will evolve because the alternative is death. when shit hits the fan, humans find a way to survive.
(Score: 2) by Murdoc on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:33AM
Oh yes, I have no doubt that "humans" will survive. I am very concerned with the number of those that do, and the quality of their lives.
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:57AM
i don't think many will die because automation is the solution to all those starving people. it's not like companies are the only ones that are allowed to own machines.