I know that was a tongue in cheek comment, but I couldn't resist a quick google images + clarifai. http://i.imgur.com/rwwVDe1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rwwVDe1.jp

I know that was a tongue in cheek comment, but I couldn't resist a quick google images + clarifai. http://i.imgur.com/rwwVDe1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rwwVDe1.jpg (Forgot to flip it though. Left as an exercise to the reader) That being said, the argument that because there are some things AI can't do yet[0] we shouldn't worry about automation doesn't really hold. If you manage to make a "brain worker" 10x as efficient by automating a big part of their job, possibly leaving some oversight to catch zebra sofas, you simply won't need as many employed in that profession any longer. [0] to be fair a small picture of a zebra striped sofa without context might fool people too