Economists promise that there will be a stream of new jobs to replace the lost jobs, but I do not find their promises to be supported by a serious analysis of machine intelligence and robotics.
Industrial revolution - Machines compete with human brawn
AI Revolution - Machines compete with the human brain
Perhaps, this will lead to humans valuing our ability to create abstract art and celebrate our creative pursuits. That is until machines begin competing with our heart. The day a machine can write a Farewell to Arms, we're in trouble and perhaps the future really doesn't need us. Do you have any thoughts on what should be done to ensure that the next generation is well equipped to handle this major sea change?I do not find their promises to be supported by a serious analysis of machine intelligence and robotics.
I would imagine much of their promises are rooted in historical evidence. We've always been able to replace jobs with emerging industries (as your piece indicates). What I don't think people realize, or perhaps they're too afraid to face is that emerging industries will now be created on the backs of machines and not humans.
it is very hard to think of solutions to problems of such magnitude. My goal has been to highlight the problem, pushing towards societal agreement that we have a major problems on our hand. we need to bring many people to this discussion: computing researchers, economists, philosophers, and the like. Right now, the job problem is just starting to be recognized as a major problem.
Just read an article in Forbes titled *End* of the Engineer? which starts off The great companies of tomorrow will be built around something else: a competency of customer understanding.
Seems like a bandaid, not a solution. But at least there is the recognition of a problem.