
Originally Posted by
The Kraken
Sometimes I think so too
Automation is has already killed a lot of jobs, created some others but as number of jobs go, it's been a net loss due to automation
And it's only going to get worse for us. Driving jobs may be gone by 2030 as self-driving vehicles take over ie Taxis, semis, trains. Next up, self driving ships and planes. Honestly, it makes sense, an algorithm that reacts within milliseconds and doesn't get drunk is probably 1000 times safer than humans.
But how far do we push it? Cashiers and bank tellers would be an easy axe, fast food employees could disappear and the quality of our food and our overall experience would improve. But what about doctors and nurses? I think it's a ways off but I gotta think many of the mistakes made in the medical field would not be made by algorithmic robots. 1000's of people die every year in the US because of preventable medical mistakes.
Then what's next, athletes? Police and Fire?
Where does it end