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Re: The Rise of the Machines
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Might see a return to US production, but with few people in the factory...
MikeComment
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Indeed, Mike. Automation will definitely help the economy but will do nothing for those displaced by the automation. The question becomes what kind and how many new jobs will be created by automation? Looking back on automation, I wonder how many of those displaced ended up in FIRE jobs which aren't really there anymore either.
Anyway, increasing automation and robotics will be a permanent feature of the nascent TECI economy. Robots were a staple of Hollywood 1950-60s science fiction (2001's HAL) and now Hollywood has caught the robot fever again. The Movie "Robot and Frank" was recently released. It is a love story actually, about an aging gangster and his home service robot. Frank, who is too old to do the jobs himself, engages the robot as his criminal accomplice. The movie raises several ethical issues regarding robots and one of the subplots is about Frank's daughter (Liv Tyler) who is an "occupy' type. She is against the use of robotics because it creates human unemployment. Whereas, in 2001, humans were the victim of a robot, in "Frank" it is the robot who is the innocent being victimized. Funny and poignant, it is definitely worth seeing.
Greg
http://robotandfrank-film.com
frank-and-liv.jpgGregComment
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Glad I went down the Electromechanical Technology route. My focus is on the maintenance of electromechanical systems, so I should be good to go until a robot can replace me!Comment
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Where the rubber meets the road is not automation vs employment but rather how increased productivity is applied to society in general.Comment
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Indeed. If only people were a little more intelligent and a little more cooperative, we could all be living in a utopia right now with everything at our collective fingertips like Greek gods upon Mount Olympus.Originally posted by don View PostComment
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