Andy1976 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Most Open university courses are now online as are GCSE courses for children trying to improve their results. There are numerous online courses to help students in education. These are free and cheaper than a private tutor. Considering the number of teachers leaving the profession, it won't be long before these online courses are used in schools as a substitute for teachers. I'm not a teacher at all, but I still think that's another area where the human touch will always be required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Smith Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Robots are building cars to supermarket check-out machines. Soon we will have driverless cars which will mean the end of couriers and cab drivers. The distribution of wealth will get worse as only big corporations make money. More people will become poorer. If we can not work what hope of a decent life? Could a robot take over your job? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4003756/Robots-steal-15m-jobs-says-bank-chief-Doom-laden-Carney-warns-middle-classes-hollowed-new-technology.html I was listening to a programme on R4 which basically said that Trump got in (and indeed the rise of popular nationalism) because of automation. It was explaining that far more relatively well paid jobs were lost to automation than to immigration. The bit in italics is very significant, the US may have relatively low levels of unemployment, but too many people feel they`re not earning very much...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Nope. Not a prayer until an AI goes quite some way past passing the Turning test. All Vehicles will be driverless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtkate Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Most Open university courses are now online as are GCSE courses for children trying to improve their results. There are numerous online courses to help students in education. These are free and cheaper than a private tutor. Considering the number of teachers leaving the profession, it won't be long before these online courses are used in schools as a substitute for teachers. ---------- Post added 06-12-2016 at 13:55 ---------- You obviously didn't read the link in my first post. Carney states that All accountancy jobs will be abolished! Oooops. Well there goes my joke. Damn it. In all seriousness, we need a plan to deal with automation, because unless we do something, we will indeed have millions of people out of work with nothing to replace it and the world is in a bad enough mess as it is without an extra 15 million suddenly poor, confused and angry people trying to roll back change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 I'm not a teacher at all, but I still think that's another area where the human touch will always be required. Depends, what our children will need educating for, if computers will be taking over their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtkate Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Depends, what our children will need educating for, if computers will be taking over their jobs. How to be decent people for a start! Or computer programmers. They will most defo be needed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Robots are building cars to supermarket check-out machines. Soon we will have driverless cars which will mean the end of couriers and cab drivers. The distribution of wealth will get worse as only big corporations make money. More people will become poorer. If we can not work what hope of a decent life? Could a robot take over your job? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4003756/Robots-steal-15m-jobs-says-bank-chief-Doom-laden-Carney-warns-middle-classes-hollowed-new-technology.html Robots don't buy goods. Neither do people without money. There will have to be some redistribution of wealth or commerce as we know it will come to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 All Vehicles will be driverless.Someone spotted my typo at last! I meant to refer to the Turing test of course, apologies for any confusion caused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Robots don't buy goods. Neither do people without money. There will have to be some redistribution of wealth or commerce as we know it will come to an end. 200 years ago most people were employed in fields and such. The worked very long hours for just barely enough to survive on for a few decades. Automation and machinery brought that to an end, yet we do not operate with 90% unemployment. How do you reconcile these facts with your view of this matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I could be replaced by well worded answerphone and a partially trained chimp. I've no chance against robots until it comes to my albeit limited sales skills. Can a robot "sell"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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