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Warpy

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30. That list is laughable

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 07:37 PM

Jan 2014

There will always be a need for every one of those occupations, even if factory workers turn into machine tenders rather than bolt tighteners. While vital signs and pill distribution can be done by robot, those things are a tiny part of what a nurse actually does. Teachers, the same. Robots can't assess students for the thousand things that could be causing problems. Not all crops can be picked by machine, some are too fragile and perishable. Robot babysitters? Maybe while an adult is present, no robot is capable of dealing with the complex needs of children.

Robotics might change the jobs but they will never replace them, no matter how bean counters and bloodless administrators lust after it.

Those are the jobs that should go--CEO and CFO. They're not cost effective.

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Top 10 Jobs That Might Not Survive the Coming Robot 'Jobocalpyse,' Is Yours on the List? [View all] Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 OP

No jobs = no income = no consumer = no market Xipe Totec Jan 2014 #1

That's kinda the point. jeff47 Jan 2014 #3

It's the "new paradigm" that is hard to imagine - as they always are. pampango Jan 2014 #6

I for one welcome our new silicon overlords. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2014 #32

You'll find a way or we'll send you off to deal with robotic corrections officers... Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #4

A corollary flying rabbit Jan 2014 #45

The Terminator scenerio may become more reakl than we think Armstead Jan 2014 #2

Wow I'm a nurse and I'm on the list. mucifer Jan 2014 #5

Me too, did not expect to see that. likesmountains 52 Jan 2014 #7

I hear Robot Repair is an up-and-coming field Armstead Jan 2014 #8

Yeah to hell with people lets take care of robots! mucifer Jan 2014 #9

You will command an army of robots in the new paradigm, and you will be "a" nurse... times 20. MADem Jan 2014 #33

When a robot can say Nevernose Jan 2014 #44

some of these make sense, others boggle the mind. unblock Jan 2014 #10

One bartender with three robots can probably do the work of four people easily. MADem Jan 2014 #34

I've got to get busy writing a credit card skimming program for robotic bartenders. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #55

Well, you'd probably give that credit card to a human. MADem Jan 2014 #56

I wouldn't be caught dead taking any orders from some human meatbag! Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #58

Oh, Bender!!!!! MADem Jan 2014 #61

I don't think the states would allow anyone to use robot bartenders jmowreader Jan 2014 #35

Musician? 1000words Jan 2014 #11

Actually... Xyzse Jan 2014 #13

Interesting 1000words Jan 2014 #17

It is pretty interesting. Xyzse Jan 2014 #19

Think of the possibilities: 1000words Jan 2014 #20

Yep! Xyzse Jan 2014 #24

I like the way you think! 1000words Jan 2014 #25

they do know that Daft Punk are not really robots but dudes in costume, right? NightWatcher Jan 2014 #21

... cyberswede Jan 2014 #38

Japan has already had a hologram pop star.. Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #23

We already have robot musicians. icymist Jan 2014 #60

So a robot with a perfect measured poor that can tell when you've exceeded limit hughee99 Jan 2014 #12

I found a critical review of Ben Way's conclusion LongTomH Jan 2014 #14

The problem is his review boils down to "Nuh uh!!!!" jeff47 Jan 2014 #16

I really should have added this paragraph: LongTomH Jan 2014 #22

I already followed the link and read that. jeff47 Jan 2014 #31

It's in it's infancy..let it grow...5 Coolest Farm Robots Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #40

I completely agree.. sendero Jan 2014 #54

Telling my kids to get a degree in Robotics Engineering. dilby Jan 2014 #15

Nope. The robots will design and build themselves Paulie Jan 2014 #29

Likely print themselves.... Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #41

This list is mostly bunk. CFLDem Jan 2014 #18

List is pretty much BS Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #26

Well, depends on what kind of nurse you're looking for. MADem Jan 2014 #36

These devices are all working Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #39

You really, really want to keep making buggy whips, I guess! MADem Jan 2014 #43

Nope, I am very pro-tech Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #47

Well, you kinda prove my point, there! MADem Jan 2014 #48

My point was Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #49

Well, I think you're limiting your concept of "replacement" MADem Jan 2014 #52

Again, I agree on most of your points Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #53

The trouble with Robots is that they can't be retooled as fast as people can, PDJane Jan 2014 #27

I have an interest in robotic agriculture. The fact is, Robots can be designed that can detect a bluestate10 Jan 2014 #37

The list is complete pigeon do-do JPZenger Jan 2014 #28

That list is laughable Warpy Jan 2014 #30

I predict: Hackers will always have a job. Always. n/t Duer 157099 Jan 2014 #42

Nurse? Incitatus Jan 2014 #46

Soldier, not a bad idea treestar Jan 2014 #50

And when the last job is eliminated and the wealthy are holed away on their islands . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #51

Jobs melm00se Jan 2014 #57

Nice ideas/points... thanks..nt Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #59

Questions: HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #63

those are all excellent quesitons melm00se Jan 2014 #64

The dystopian would say that the jobs will survive... lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #62

Many things hinge on the development of a decent AI, and we have no idea when that's happening. Xithras Jan 2014 #65