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posted by girlwhowaspluggedout on Tuesday March 04 2014, @03:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the ya-tvoy-sluga-ya-tvoy-rabotnik dept.

regift_of_the_gods writes:

"A study that was published last year by two Oxford researchers predicted that 47 percent of US jobs could be computerized within the next 20 years, including both manual labor and high cognition office work. The Oxford report presented three axes to show what types of jobs were relatively safe from being routed by robots and software; those requiring high levels of social intelligence (public relations), creativity (scientist, fashion designer), or perception and manipulation (surgeon) were less likely to be displaced.

This further obsolescence of jobs due to automation may have already begun. The Financial Times describes an emerging wave of products and services from algorithmic-intensive, data-rich tech startups that will threaten increasing numbers of jobs including both knowledge and blue collar workers. The lead example is Kensho, a startup founded by ex-Google and Apple engineers that is building an engine to estimate the impact of real or hypothetical news items on security prices, with questions posed in a natural language. Specialist knowledge workers in many other fields, including law and medicine, could also be at risk. At lower income levels, the dangerous are posed by increasingly agile and autonomous robots, such as those Amazon uses to staff some of its fulfillment warehouses.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by bucc5062 on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:05AM

    by bucc5062 (699) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:05AM (#11141)

    I like you. You are a funny guy with a certainly set view on life. That you would not have done that is a good thing. For those that did..well fuck em I guess. It is the prevailing attitude these days.

    Me? Having been banged up a bit by life, I guess I'm just one of those has beens that actually cares about people, even those I don't know.

    I'll leave it at that. We just differ I guess. Not a bad thing since diversity breeds innovation and introspection.

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:31AM

    by edIII (791) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:31AM (#11189)

    We are on the same page for sure, and your eloquent explanation was exactly the point I was trying to make to him. Albeit, I did that with the subtlety and tact of a hurricane in Florida.

    In much the same way, I've had the benefit of education and a sophisticated intellect (I'm more grateful than anyone can know, that I can think, and understand I am no better than anyone else). Also, in much the same way, I've had the benefit of life handing me my ass, and as a result learned empathy through mutual suffering.

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  • (Score: 2) by Sir Garlon on Wednesday March 05 2014, @01:04PM

    by Sir Garlon (1264) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @01:04PM (#11302)

    Thanks. I actually care about people too, I just show it through "tough love" sometimes. ;-) I have seen two close friends really get stuck in a rut working menial jobs after college, and I have had the satisfaction of playing a small role in helping them get their careers back on track. I think the problem we're discussing here is that is likely to get much harder to do. All I can say is, play the hand you're dealt. Sometimes unexpected opportunities come along. The educated waitress I knew got a job helping run a print magazine, which still ain't prestigious but she considered it a step up.

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