Re:Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs
by dragonwriter on Monday May 13, 2019 @10:59AM
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> twice the speed = twice less developers in a blunt way
I think you mean half fewer developers, not “twice less”, but...
No, twice the speed means twice the value produced per unit labor, which means at the same labor price level, more, not fewer, programmers will be hired (or, at constant employment level, pay should increase); the actual result is some increase in pay and some increase in employment.
Technology that provides output multipliers on a job are different than technology that replaces the function of workers at lower cost.
I think you mean half fewer developers, not “twice less”, but...
No, twice the speed means twice the value produced per unit labor, which means at the same labor price level, more, not fewer, programmers will be hired (or, at constant employment level, pay should increase); the actual result is some increase in pay and some increase in employment.
Technology that provides output multipliers on a job are different than technology that replaces the function of workers at lower cost.