ROBOTS, AI NO SUBSTITUTES FOR HUMANS

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??????????????? “What does a robot know about love?”

??????????????? That begins an Etsy TV ad, to make the point that Etsy conducts its commerce with more human activity than robot activity.

??????????????? But, as time progresses, more robots and other non-human technology will be used in commerce, factories, research and many other endeavors now mostly conducted by humans.

??????????????? That could have an effect on current jobs, and the jobs of the future.

??????????????? For some workers, technology is moving too fast. More work that was previously done by humans is being done by machines.

]????????????? That means some good jobs are being eliminated, and those who’ve lost those jobs are having difficulty finding alternative jobs that pay as well.

??????????????? It’s important to note here that no matter who is serving in the U.S. government, those jobs likely are not coming back.

??????????????? With the advancement of artificial intelligence, many people who thought their jobs would never go away may have a rude awakening sometime in the future.

??????????????? Make no mistake: machines and humans are not equivalent. That statement can have a good, or not so good, connotation.

??????????????? For employers, machines have fewer needs – no vacations, no illness, no pensions etc. That can save them lots of money.

??????????????? Machines, on the other hand, break down. If they can’t be fixed immediately, that can be a real cost to employers.

??????????????? Also, customers and clients mostly prefer dealing with humans rather than machines. Though machines can try to talk back to customers, no real conversation takes place. Plus, machines have no power to actually solve problems, if a customer has one. With varying degrees of success, perhaps a machine can put a customer in touch with a human.

??????????????? AI is attempting to be creative by compiling the past creativity of humans into a mechanically driven recitation.

??????????????? There is no machine that can be as creative as a human. For human creativity is raw, original and direct.

??????????????? Going back to the Etsy ad, robots have no ability for human emotion. Human emotion is something we all crave, no matter what type of interaction.

??????????????? So, as useful as robots or AI can be in some instances, they are not human.

??????????????? But, as humans, we still have to look over our shoulders lest robots or AI replace us in the workplace.

??????????????? In many cases, it’s not a matter of whether that will happen. It’s a matter of when.

??????????????? As humans, we have the raw, original and direct creativity to prepare for most eventualities. When replacement comes, we can, and should, be ready. Longing for the old days will not prevent the inevitable.

Peter