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[Varche]

Interesting article here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39830113

about 1.2 million Scottish jobs at stake in the next ten years . Presumably the same applies to the rest of the Uk and indeed Europe for that matter.

You only need to see how cars are built now and how complex food harvesting jobs are now being done to see it is a reality. The only questions are how many jobs will be lost and what will people do for work? Mind you I lived through the Seventies when were were unequivocally told that computers were going to do our jobs and that we need to prepare for more leisure time and the reality of 4 or possibly 3 day weeks. Look how that worked out!! I spend around half a day a week working for computers well Microsoft.

How do you think it will pan out?

[STEMO]

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[Mister Rog]

The Luddites said something similar in the 1800s . . . .

[Doctor Gollum]

I did suggest at work that we subcontracted all the mundane jobs in order that we could concentrate on the more interesting stuff that is currently contracted out...

The union reps face was a picture

[Kevin Wood]

Can't they make robot union reps these days?  I'd have thought that would be one of the most straightforward jobs to automate.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Nothing new really. 

Agriculture used to require a large workforce even on modest farms, yet 20 years ago I worked on a 19,000 acre farm in Western Australia where we ploughed up and seeded 8000 acres of wheat between 3 of us!   

[Doctor Gollum]

Can't they make robot union reps these days?  I'd have thought that would be one of the most straightforward jobs to automate.

Shooting them, whilst technically less challenging, is far more efficient...

[Varche]

Nothing new really. 

Agriculture used to require a large workforce even on modest farms, yet 20 years ago I worked on a 19,000 acre farm in Western Australia where we ploughed up and seeded 8000 acres of wheat between 3 of us!   

Agreed it is nothing new but the question really is what new jobs will there be? The State wouldn't want more people unemployed. Plus it wants the next generation working till they are 70 170 to pay for their pensions. Plus the next generation will need to save a fantastic amount to pay for their care  as medical science keeps them alive beyond serviceable age.

[STEMO]

Nothing new really. 

Agriculture used to require a large workforce even on modest farms, yet 20 years ago I worked on a 19,000 acre farm in Western Australia where we ploughed up and seeded 8000 acres of wheat between 3 of us!   

Agreed it is nothing new but the question really is what new jobs will there be? The State wouldn't want more people unemployed. Plus it wants the next generation working till they are 70 170 to pay for their pensions. Plus the next generation will need to save a fantastic amount to pay for their care  as medical science keeps them alive beyond serviceable age.

Why worry? I'll be dead and you'll be dead.

[BazaJT]

Automation will I think become ever more prevalent as manufacturers seek to increase productivity and boost profits.However there must surely come a tipping point where unemployment caused by automation means people can't afford to buy the stuff the robots are making.Perhaps everyone would have to re-train as robot engineers to fix them when they go wrong!

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

This is happening relatively rapidly in the city. Computer algorithm programmes set up to do the trading, hence many applicants for any trading jobs still done by humans.
It was bad enough when humans got it wrong, but what are we going to do when its all facked up by computers that we cant do anything at all about ?
If they get hacked, the worlds economies could crash into utter chaos overnight.

[STEMO]

Automation will I think become ever more prevalent as manufacturers seek to increase productivity and boost profits.However there must surely come a tipping point where unemployment caused by automation means people can't afford to buy the stuff the robots are making.Perhaps everyone would have to re-train as robot engineers to fix them when they go wrong!

That's when the revolution happens, brother.

[Mister Rog]

This is happening relatively rapidly in the city. Computer algorithm programmes set up to do the trading, hence many applicants for any trading jobs still done by humans.
It was bad enough when humans got it wrong, but what are we going to do when its all facked up by computers that we cant do anything at all about ?
If they get hacked, the worlds economies could crash into utter chaos overnight.

One day somebody will pull the plug out ! For sure. Governments, companies, everyone is "online this" and online that". What will happen when suddenly there is  no "online"  Or a super mastermind hacker takes it all over and holds the World to ransom  Mwwwwaaaaaahahahaha

[Sir Tigger KC]

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You should switch it on more often! 

[STEMO]

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You should switch it on more often! 

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