Predictions of massive job losses to automation miss data that show the opposite

Re:Predictions of massive job losses to automation miss data... by z3t4 on Sunday May 14, 2017 @01:44PM (#14336577)

my first couple of jobs would all be easy to automate but it would cost more then $3/hour

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Re:Predictions of massive job losses to automation miss data... by Chris2048 on Monday May 15, 2017 @06:58AM (#14340622)

What if employment law advances such to add liabilities to human employment? Then you might get payed $3/hour, but you costs include insurance, losses due to sick-days etc.

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Re:Predictions of massive job losses to automation miss data... by jgalt212 on Monday May 15, 2017 @09:34AM (#14341399)

I guess, but you must also consider the upside as well. A human cashier is not just a cashier, but an ad-hoc customer service rep, security guard, market intel gatherer, etc.

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Re:Predictions of massive job losses to automation miss data... by Chris2048 on Monday May 15, 2017 @01:35PM (#14343417)

I guess this is the "human touch" argument, whether this actually applies varies; but for "market intel" machines are way better at gathering information.

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Re:Predictions of massive job losses to automation miss data... by jgalt212 on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @03:14PM (#14352389)

machines are best at monitoring what other machines are up to. you need to do both.

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