Robots vs. jobs: Report says automation will displace up to 375M workers by 2030
“BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.
The latest robot report has bad news for laborers and office support staff, good news for techies and healthcare workers. India looks bright, while Japan could face the toughest stretch. The bottom line? Hundreds of millions of workers around the world will be displaced due to the revolutions in robotics and artificial intelligence.
“Displaced” is the key term: Many of those workers will adjust to the new conditions. But it won’t be pretty, McKinsey’s analysts say. As many as 375 million workers, including 38.6 million Americans, may have to switch occupations or learn new skills to hold down a job in 2030…”
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https://www.geekwire.com/2017/robots-vs-jobs-report-says-automation-will-displace-375m-workers-2030/
Read this last night…..our poor kids and their kids
mary g Cadigan I don’t know about that. If we take these sorts of jobs out of the equation, we become more free to spend time with family, pursue hobbies that we can turn into businesses, and help develop and strengthen community projects, among other things. And with automation of these sorts of jobs, the taks will become more efficient making everything cheaper and more abundant, from vertical automated farming to 3d printed housing structures. As far as money and income, there are several models that are being tested for that as well, including things like universal basic income by taxing the robots (that everyone from bill gates to elon musk have gotten behind), and blockchain and tangle based cryptocurrencies like IOTA, bitcoin and ethereum (that companies like Fujitsu, Samsung, Bosch, and VW have already been partnering with). After all, even though the robots are making the ‘stuff,’ they still need to find a way for the masses to buy their ‘stuff.’ To be honest, I think we as a collective species are finally beginning to acquire the tools to beginning to design and create the world we want to live in for the first time ever. We’re going to be fine, it’s just that the paradigm that lies behind the traditional balance of power is shifting in the people’s favor. I think we’re living in the most amazing times in human history.
Wasim Muklashy ….well said,….
We will become more free to pursue our hobbies,. But what will our jobs be like?! Robots can make robots and thier parts. They may be a brain behind it but will it be human? Taxing them? Then whose them? You see?
mary g Cadigan Ha! Well, that’s still evolving and hasn’t come fully into focus yet, but it’s starting to become clearer. By taxing the robots we mean taxing the companies that use robots instead of human workers. Everyone wins – the companies spend less on labor and a basic income is funded. As far as what kind of jobs we’ll have, for the near future at least, at least some of them will be creative jobs in the sense of designing and imagining what we want the robots and the AI to do. Research Universal Basic Income and who’s behind it and you may be surprised at some of the information you find…
Wasim Muklashy …I will do just that and get back to you… smiling
mary g Cadigan Haha. Deal!
well if a robot or computer can do your job its boring! so be glad more time for you to have sex! Just make tax paying compulsary for virtual workers too. ;P