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One missed point: inequality. On one hand few companies which will own autonomy tech will get all profits, while a lot of ppl will lose job. So the transportat
by jakozaur 10y ago
One missed point: inequality.
On one hand few companies which will own autonomy tech will get all profits, while a lot of ppl will lose job. So the transportation cost instead of going to labour will mostly go to capital owners or decrease.
In long run we should be fine, but in short it may cause a lot of friction.
- eric_h 10y agoOr a revolution... But if the rich control all the robots, who knows what will happen.
- marcosdumay 10y ago> who knows what will happen A cyber-revolution. Dumb robots are not full deterrent against The People (in fact, they may make revolutions easier). Artificial superintelligence is a very different matter.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoDumb robots you manipulate to get them to do what you want. Artificial superintelligence you have to persuade that it should back your side (or at least not hinder it).
- andrei_says_ 10y agoRelatively dumb drones and other military/security tech can have a lot of impact.
- undersuit 10y agoThe author doesn't specifically call out inequality but he does address some of the economics, like how selling gas is a low margin business that will go away, on-demand rides will start to compete with public transportation(and I don't see any busing companies massively contributing to existing inequality), and he specifically counters your assessment that autonomy tech will get all the profits. He even quotes himself in the article. >I still think autonomous cars will create more billionaires in real estate and retail than in tech or manufacturing. Just as cars did.