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A person working a menial inventory job at Walmart is unlikely to be at a point in their life where they might also be doing medical research.
by xattt 9y ago
A person working a menial inventory job at Walmart is unlikely to be at a point in their life where they might also be doing medical research.
- dictum 9y agoConversely, even the low-level AI projects/systems currently deployed for stuff like ad targeting would fare better at finding cures for cancer.
- nerpderp83 9y agoWhich is ironic, no?
- jryle80 9y agoThat person may however learn to become caregiver, healthcare worker, or another society supporting worker. As automation and AI take bigger roles, couple with the population aging, we the human being need more and more support from other human fellows, and those professions become more important.
- chrischen 9y agoWell if robots don't take those jobs, then the future generation may think it's OK to take such a menial job instead of studying hard and becoming a cancer researcher. At least Uber drivers are aware of the fact that they may lose their jobs to automation, doesn't mean we should artificially impede automation to keep Uber drivers driving.
- lawlessone 9y ago> then the future generation may think it's OK to take such a menial job Can't recall anyone thinking it's ok, people take jobs so they can pay to survive.