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So what in the world are we going to do when robots start taking millions upon millions more of our jobs?

Eliminate the minimum wage.

15 posted on 05/25/2014 6:32:07 AM PDT by SunTzuWu
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To: SunTzuWu

So what in the world are we going to do when robots start taking millions upon millions more of our jobs?

Eliminate the minimum wage.
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More likely they will institute a Guaranteed Income subsidy, a Guaranteed Housing subsidy and a Guaranteed Nutritional subsidy for everyone.

The technologically adept will not be safe as newer models of robots will self-diagnose and self-repair or just turn themselves in to the factory for upgrades performed by other robots. One engineer will be able to entirely oversee a large operation, with help from robotic techs.

AIs could eventually take over the creative programming and perhaps even the political and legal fields. Who knows? One day all our music, drama and literature could be composed by artificial intelligences and the performing arts will utilize digital performers.

The paradigm will change. That’s been the truth forever. This may be the impetus for Pelosi’s remarks about how everyone can now become an artist or a poet or whatever. She likely is already looking at machines to replace the illegals working in her families’ businesses.

I have spent a few minutes trying to think of present endeavors/jobs that cannot be done by a sufficiently intelligent and dexterous robot. Not only can’t I think of one, I can see leased personal helpers available to everyone for the same cost as we pay for communication and entertainment today. I can even see how this could be incorporated into whatever Guaranteed Subsidy program eventually emerges.

Boredom will be the scourge of this sort of future.


25 posted on 05/25/2014 7:32:42 AM PDT by reformedliberal
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EXACTLY. When labor is too expensive, businesses will find another way, as they should.


38 posted on 05/25/2014 8:00:15 AM PDT by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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