Robots will take over most jobs in the world by 2045

The Economic Times ^ | Jun 6, 2016 | Techradar

[x]

"I was reading a book the other day."
"Reading a book?"
"Yes. It's all about civilization or something. A nutty kind of a book. Do you know that the guy says that machinery is going to take the place of every profession?"
"Oh, my dear, that's something you need never worry about."
- Jean Harlow (as Kitty Packard) and Marie Dressler (as Carlotta Vance), Dinner at Eight (1934)

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They were naive back then.

Sexbots are just around the corner.

[Secret Agent Man]

There will be a big rise in robot repair engineers and techs.

[Secret Agent Man]

To repair the robots.

[Secret Agent Man]

Vote Robot Reagan 2080.

[DakotaGator]

Well, by 2045 my job will be “being retired”. A robot may be able to do nothing better than me. But it won’t be able to do nothing with more style than me ;-)

[familyop]

Much of the work in robotics is done with open source design. All the robots are belong to us. Besides, global, overly centralized production will end soon. How? That will be a surprise. Give it six years if that long.

[hattend]

Don’t care...I’l be dead.

[roadcat]

there were many Twilight Zone episodes predicting this back in the 60’s.

Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov were predicting this further back than that (Twilight Zone had plots based on the writings of many sci-fi authors). I recall reading some stories from these authors of a time when people would only work a few hours a week, and the rest of their time would be taken up by hobbies. One of which was assisting their robots who did all the creating. One of the reasons the future of mankind is painted so brightly is the thought that robots will create and maintain infrastructure for humans. Who needs a replicator (as in Star Trek) when robots create everything? I see it as a good thing that robots will do the heavy lifting for us. That will leave us time to be philosophers and poets (well, some of us, the rest will be protesting and destroying stuff).

[BenLurkin]

This will not end well.

[PGR88]

Robots are just more advanced and concentrated forms of capital

The old rules will still apply - or may even be magnified. Which places treat the owners of capital the best i.e.) low taxes, clear/reasonable regulations, minimal government interference and corruption?

[MNDude]

as the saying goes “Idle hands do the devil’s work.” Look at the inner city!

[hattend]

That will leave us time to be philosophers and poets

Or just fat people in chairs (see Wal-E)

[Georgia Girl 2]

In the 70’s they were saying the same thing. Still hasn’t happened. Just like the flying cars we were all going to be flitting around in by 1990. LOL!

[Bernard]

There's also a novel called City by Clifford Simak (I think that's the author) that carried the theme to its logical conclusion.

And the first thing we need to think of is that we don't more people in this country, we need less. With some realignment of useful duties.

[Blood of Tyrants]

That is what Skynet asked.

[BeauBo]

“global, overly centralized production will end soon. How? That will be a surprise. Give it six years if that long.”

Oh come on and be a sport. Just among us, do tell. What is going to bring down the centralized production model within six years? 3D printing?

I think it likely that manufacturing will decentralize due to robotics, but expect it to take longer.

China would probably be hardest hit by a six year conversion.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The big high tech industry will be programming and repairing the robots.

[mylife]

I'm still waiting for my flying car!

[MarchonDC09122009]

Bring in the Scoops!
Soylent Green - how did a 1973 B film so presciently depict metro life in 2022?

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/mediaviewer/rm3872838144

RE: “the rest will be protesting and destroying stuff”

[wally_bert]

With floods of H1Bs probably and sadly.