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> didn't really increase productivity. It just did work humans were doing for less money than a human salary. this is by definition "increasing productivity" i

by crc32 9y ago

> didn't really increase productivity. It just did work humans were doing for less money than a human salary. this is by definition "increasing productivity" isn't it? > All that will happen will be again a shift away from many kinds of jobs (the easily automatible ones) to different kinds. If that's true, then what will the shift be to? These are interesting questions. And how long will the shift take? Because I think there is a general feeling that current levels of inequality - the "hollowing out" of the middle class - are due to trends in automation.

abusoufiyan 9y ago
If that's what increasing productivity is, then AI will surely increase productivity. I think the shift will probably be towards internet-based jobs. Content creation / software development / content curation (think social media managers) / customer service, the things that it's hard for AI to get right. It will probably take longer and definitely leave some malcontents but, so did the stocking frame.
petra 9y ago
What will.the shift be to ? A few possibilities, at least short term: Some manufacturing returns to the US with help of robots. Maybe even as an exportible industry. Maybe it's possible to simplify those complex jobs that more people could do them? It's possible for the some of the new,highly automated industries to be a net job creator. For example one scenario for self-driving is that it will be partly remotely-operated ,i.e. jobs , instead of people driving themselves. Things may become cheaper and people will spend the money left on human based experiences/services ? Or even an whole economy based on human interaction because that's the one thing robots couldn't do? Or like we always did , we'll find some useless thing(like consumerism) that will create jobs and build society around it ?

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> didn't really increase productivity. It just did work humans were doing for less money than a human salary. this is by definition "increasing productivity" i

by crc32 9y ago

abusoufiyan 9y ago
If that's what increasing productivity is, then AI will surely increase productivity. I think the shift will probably be towards internet-based jobs. Content creation / software development / content curation (think social media managers) / customer service, the things that it's hard for AI to get right. It will probably take longer and definitely leave some malcontents but, so did the stocking frame.
petra 9y ago
What will.the shift be to ? A few possibilities, at least short term: Some manufacturing returns to the US with help of robots. Maybe even as an exportible industry. Maybe it's possible to simplify those complex jobs that more people could do them? It's possible for the some of the new,highly automated industries to be a net job creator. For example one scenario for self-driving is that it will be partly remotely-operated ,i.e. jobs , instead of people driving themselves. Things may become cheaper and people will spend the money left on human based experiences/services ? Or even an whole economy based on human interaction because that's the one thing robots couldn't do? Or like we always did , we'll find some useless thing(like consumerism) that will create jobs and build society around it ?