HELP!!! A Robot Took My Job!
Paul Anthony Claxton
AI Venture Capitalist | Writer & Speaker on AI & Venture Capital | San Diego Business Journal 40 under 40 | U.S. Marine Veteran
HELP!!! A Robot Took My Job!
There are theories about this. What do you think is the most likely in your lifetime?
Well there are a few constants and a few variables happening here. Let's discuss.
Constants
1.Technology is continuing to advance at alarming rates.
2.The demand for quicker, smaller, faster, safer, and convenient is out of capacity for any human or group of humans to build, maintain and/or manage.
Variables
- Robots will take all the jobs
- Robots will take some of the jobs
- Robots won't take any jobs
Here is what is likely bound to happen based on past and present statistics.
Number three is already omitted, because technology has been replacing humans for a long time. But "take" is the wrong word; "change" is more appropriate as word. A good example of this is a check-out cashier. But for every check-out cashier job that has been replaced, that is company money saved and another job that is created. Those companies now have more money to spend on creating new services and products that create new jobs in more areas. This is the reason that companies like Amazon keep growing. Because everytime they commoditze in an area, they create a new service and multi-service. As a matter of fact robotics are one of Amazon's biggest focuses. Amazon has over 200,000 robots and is the second largest employer in the USA and fifth in the world, so that kind of refutes the idea that robots are taking jobs. They're not taking they are just changing the game up snd contributing in new areas that we do not know of and we are not used to for now. So we should play the game.
What makes us as humans infinitely different from robots is our pervasive ability to provide context and deep thought while we internalize everything we come into contact with in terms of sight sound, smell, touch, and taste. This is why robots can never be totally like us, at least not in any sort of true human capacity based on human ability to develop new technology fast enough against the concept of Moores Law to completely match human ingenuity.
Robots will not take our jobs, but they will certainly change the job market and how we go about the job market and look for work that can sustain our livelihoods.
At the end of the day, robots only have the power we give them. Inevitably speaking we will give them more and more power because without machines humans are limited. It is machines that sets us apart from lions and wolves. As we become more automated, the more we need machines. Robots are becoming part of our lives because we need them to survive. As robots become human. they may be taking our relationships before our jobs; they already do. How addicted to your phone are you? Your computer? What about Alexa the AI voice product made so popular from Amazon? Truth is some of us spend more time on our phones that we do with each other.
It is likely that you will be learning a new job if you do anything which is highly specialized. For example, jobs like software engineering, surgeons and truck drivers are being replaced. Even your postal mail might be delivered to your doorstep by drones soon. So if you do anything other than acting, playing NFL football or business consulting, then it is very likely you may be looking for a new job in a new field within the next 5-10 years. Any jobs that require repetition, minimal creativity, zero emotions, or non-management of employees or assets is very likely to be replaced.
There is more upside to this than fear lets us think. What if you never had to take out the trash again, vacuum, or what if car accidents are a thing of the past! Imagine how many lives will be saved. As we continue down this road, we certainly should consider how robots will live amongst us in our society in terms of equal opportunity, security, welfare, relationships and corporate competition.
In closing, robots and humans will need to learn to work and live together. We will use robots to enhance our jobs and make us better and more effective.
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4 年Great post Paul.?Adding to the upside of robotics, we are living in a world with an aging population.?Due to medical advances, people are living longer.?A global problem upon us is, “How do we care for this growing, aging population?”?No one cherishes the thought of ending up in a nursing home, especially during times of this pandemic.?One solution, suggested by many, utilizes robotics in the smart home. ?The time has come for a household or eldercare robot to allow the elderly to stay longer in the comfort of their own home. ?For the cognitive frail or handicapped senior, the robot could help them out of bed or up from a chair, remind them to take medications, prepare meals, house clean, and monitor the homeowner’s vital signs, to name a few.?To your point, “robots and humans will need to learn to work and live together”.
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