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"Deploying the robot allowed a human worker to do different work, increasing output" Sounded like this was win/win here.
by nsxwolf 5y ago
"Deploying the robot allowed a human worker to do different work, increasing output"
Sounded like this was win/win here.
- giantg2 5y agoPossibly, but doubtful if we view the full effect. It says that it eliminates the need to hire new workers. What is the next generation to do if the jobs don't exist?
- hourislate 5y agoSeed the Solar System.
- giantg2 5y agoLet's talk about realilistic stuff. Do you think that minimum wage workers are suited for being astronauts? Maybe a small subset can be trained for it, but many probably cannot.
- nsxwolf 5y agoWere they even planning on hiring more workers? And if the robot job scales to 2 robots, isn't it also possible that the other job scales to 2 humans?
- hellisothers 5y agoThe article also quotes them as saying they’re not going to lay people off but also probably not going to hire more employees given this option so future workers are left out. And I imagine that position won’t age well as they may not backfill people who leave if not actively lay people off sooner than later.