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Re:Destruction of large numbers of jobs by robots unlikely, ... by zaroth on Thursday May 19, 2016 @08:41PM (#11734929)
A booming business in automation and robot repair.
Re:Destruction of large numbers of jobs by robots unlikely, ... by superuser2 on Friday May 20, 2016 @12:44PM (#11739326)
The whole point is that you need fewer humans in the loop. If every factory worker automated out of a job was hired back to work on the robots, we'd skip the automation part entirely.
Re:Destruction of large numbers of jobs by robots unlikely, ... by adrianN on Friday May 20, 2016 @05:37AM (#11736563)
Good luck learning to program or repair self-driving trucks when you've been a truck driver for your whole career.
Re:Destruction of large numbers of jobs by robots unlikely, ... by Freebo on Friday May 20, 2016 @09:33AM (#11737595)
Self-driving trucks have mechanical parts too. Even if you automate basic mechanical maintenance, operation and supervision will still require human intervention for a relatively long time.