Robots are already successfully performing surgeries unassisted, despite a license being required in that field.

I do think barred lawyers will have a role for quite a while, but it is plausible it shrinks to oversight.

What robot is performing what surgery unassisted?

Yeah, plus one on this one, extremely curious to hear as well.

I am aware that remote robot surgeries have been a thing for quite a bit of time, but this is the first time ever I am hearing about unassisted robot surgeries being a thing at all.

A follow-up question: if an unassisted robot surgery goes wrong, who is liable? I know we have a similar dilemma with self-driving cars, but I was under the impression that things are way more regulated and strict in the realm of healthcare.

Programmers have been against unions/licenses in software development because we saw it as slowing down our ability to job hop, potentially massively lowering wages, and making a large barrier to entry (which hurts a lot of us who started as kids/teens).

Now there's a chance that this unregulated wild west with a low barrier to entry that's benefited us for so long will come back to bite us in the ass. Kind of spooky to think about.

I would be in favor of some kind of state approved exam/certification to ensure programmers have at least some basic knowledge of computer security and engineering ethics.

> making a large barrier to entry (which hurts a lot of us who started as kids/teens)

I doubt it. In my experience autodidacts are the best programmers I know.

The problem is they would most certainly require a CS degree to apply (if it's left to the bureaucrats), which would be the barrier.

I don't know if that's true. If I was in a WGA/DGA equivalent in my field that offered health care and scale pay that would be great!

I bet if you asked most programmers whether they'd like to have a professional guild similar to the writers who just went on strike, you'd probably be surprised, especially for gaming devs.

Defending yourself might become a whole lot easier.

>Software developers have no such protection.

I wonder if this is at all related to NCEES re-releasing their controls licensure option?