Throttled Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Do you do a job that means you will likely be replaced with a robot in the next ten years or so? I do meals on wheels deliveries. I can see me in ten years time, being driven from drop to drop by a driverless car, programmed with all the stops and taking the most efficient route. It will be some time before I can be replaced as we go in to do a welfare check and often plate and serve the food. I am sure that could also be done by a robot, but it will be longer than ten years away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggs Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 My boss loves the personal touch to customer service so I think I'm ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I used to write robotic control software for a biotech company.. robots are pretty stupid things. I think there is alot of scaremongering about robots taking our jobs but in reality the technology needs to come on a lot from there it is currently before humans will be totally replaced..But fear not!! If we go down the route that all humans will be replaced, then unjversal income will need to be introduced paying everyone a fixed amount of money each month regardless of if they work or not... Sounds pretty good to me - get paid for doing nothing and let the robots goto work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestrivens Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I teach the people who teach the robots. But I shall retire soon so I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 for me not a chance, I'm stuck doing my job aint getting replaced by no robot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowBusa Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I do meals on wheels deliveries. I can see me in ten years time, being driven from drop to drop by a driverless car Wont happen seeing as a hot meal is only a part of the service you provideSome of them must really look forward to seeing a friendly face every day......they cant chat to a robot........although I do tell my Roomba its a dick sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I already fix robots, so I think I'm safer than some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowBusa Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Waiting for [mention]Bender[/mention] to pop upLets see how funny an AI can be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Waiting for @Bender to pop upLets see how funny an AI can be whatcha you talkin bout willis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Someone has to look after and program the robots!I can do that! Although I hope to be retired by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerontious Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 If you make stuff that can fit in a shipping container.... its not robots you have to worry about, its China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westbeef Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I design the robots (mechanically at least ) I think I’m safe for a bit. *My job doesn’t actually involve designing robots, but it is within my field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 I would happily see taxi drivers replaced with robots. Round here they are dreadful drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullscreenaging Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I already fix robots, so I think I'm safer than some Until the robots can fix themselves Terminator..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonio Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I write software. I've written software to control robots in the past.I used to think my job was safe, but now I'm not so sure. This made me change my mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5VN56jQMWM. This is so far beyond the kind of situations that computers have been able to deal with up to now. And although my job is safe for now, it won't be long before computers are doing it, with just high-level direction from (a very few) people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I already fix robots, so I think I'm safer than some Until the robots can fix themselves Terminator..... Have you seen what happens when a 3d printer gets confused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leener Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I write software. Same. I can imagine that some scripting can be written by a clever enough AI in the future, but designing and implementing full solutions to a business - probably never. I get the fun job of also cleaning up the mess and dealing with the crap from bad data being pumped into our systems (all written in-house).People are the drivers of the machines, and so long as that is the case then mistakes will always be made, software will need writing to handle stupidity and simplify life for the lazy, and we will always have a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Git Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailee66 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Definitely not! They would need a robot that can run up and down gantries unplugging and re plugging reefer containers in! God knows even our gantry crane computers can't cope with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 People are the drivers of the machines, and so long as that is the case then mistakes will always be made, software will need writing to handle stupidity and simplify life for the lazy, and we will always have a job. But if those people are replaced by machines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 It appears, like my job, it is more likely a robot assistant will appear in the next 10 years that makes the job easier, quicker and more efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestrivens Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 One of those load carriers like in Aliens would be really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leener Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 ... software will need writing to handle stupidity and simplify life for the lazy, and we will always have a job. But if those people are replaced by machines... Then there will be no stupid or lazy people left (population down from 7.5bn to 4 million hiding in caves) and the machines will exist in a blissful world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhawk Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 luckily I'm safe. No computer can train and fly birds of prey and kill pesky gulls and pigeons. Or safely use poisons. Although I'm trying to convince work to get me a commercial drone license, that way I can customise it and use it to destroy gull eggs that are inaccessible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 luckily I'm safe. No computer can train and fly birds of prey and kill pesky gulls and pigeons. Or safely use poisons. Although I'm trying to convince work to get me a commercial drone license, that way I can customise it and use it to destroy gull eggs that are inaccessible. A drone killer couldn’t be programmed to kill pesky gulls n pigeons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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