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Re:My Google job was tedious and pointless by briandear on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @02:30PM (#15493429)
I remember looking at Hacker News in 1895 and remember the fear of automation was just as noteworthy then. Weird how increasing automation over the past 200 years has led to record low poverty and a higher standard sign living that would have unimaginable.
Re:My Google job was tedious and pointless by bllguo on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @02:40PM (#15493553)
Once we resolve the issue of people being automated out of their careers then of course automation will be a net positive on society. You don't have to tell me - I work in machine learning and data. These are basically growing pains that require a societal paradigm shift.