OldBrownsFan Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 This won't affect me but it should be a big concern for younger workers. Outsourcing giant Capita is to sack 2,000 staff and replace them with robots in a move some fear will be repeated across the economy, leading to more than 1 million job losses. The FTSE 100-listed firm, which collects the BBC license fee and provides services for the NHS, said it needed to ax 2,000 jobs to save money due to poor trading with corporate clients. It said it would use the money it saved to fund investment into robotic workers across the whole company, according to the Guardian. The announcement will add to fears the world is a facing fourth industrial revolution powered by artificial intelligence (AI) which will result in unprecedented job losses. A study published by Oxford University and consultancy firm Deloitte in October predicted there is a 77 percent probability Britain will lose 1.3 million “repetitive and predictable” administrative and operative jobs within 15 years. More than 850,000 public sector jobs – including teachers, social workers and even police officers – could also be replaced by computer programs. MPs warned in October the government is unprepared for the coming technological revolution. https://www.rt.com/uk/369763-capita-jobs-robots-automation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Begins? It began decades ago with automation, but it's picking up steam now. Watch this for more information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 It's inevitable, the government should help fix broken education systems and get people into more tech-related jobs. Become the guy that maintains the robot and does quality control and stuff. At least robots won't replace me, but the cheap H1B workers from places like India have helped drive wage stagnation in tech-related fields. Plus many companies just hire overseas to do tech stuff like software development, etc. Robots will replace many labor workers and other types of workers, but the US government has policies that also hurt the skilled tech workers that would develop and maintain such robots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 I doubt the general cost-effectiveness of using robots in most instances of human-to-human contact. Like, robots coming to your house to work on your furnace, replace windows? nah. Mass production, sure. Judge in courtroom? LOL. nah. on the battlefield? that's some scary stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks Obama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 lol KGB Claims to Have Evidence President Obama is a Robot | JuJuFeed jujufeed.com/kgb-claims-evidence-president-obama-robot/ In a shocking development, it is now being reported on Russian television that President Barack Obama is really a robot created by the corporations of America ... Disney Begins Uploading Obama's Consciousness To Hall Of ... www.theonion.com/.../disney-begins-uploading-obamas-consciousness-h... May 16, 2016 - Samuelson assured reporters that improvements to the upload process will prevent the Obama robot from slowly becoming deranged and then ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Ok that was funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 In the Year 2525 Zager and Evans was released in 1968. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley was published in 1931. The Jetsons were on TV in 1962. It's been more than a decade boys. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted December 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 I doubt the general cost-effectiveness of using robots in most instances of human-to-human contact. Like, robots coming to your house to work on your furnace, replace windows? nah. Mass production, sure. Judge in courtroom? LOL. nah. on the battlefield? that's some scary stuff. Judge in the courtroom would be a big yes for me. There is such a wide difference in sentencings according to what judge you have. I see a computer or robot giving more consistent even sentencing...of course like everything else with computers it is what gets programmed into it. Garbage in garbage out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Skynet went live?!??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 My job is to drive waste out of manufacturing. Automation is a good way to do that, if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 My job is to drive waste out of manufacturing. Automation is a good way to do that, if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 figures. woodypeckerhead's job is to peck out inefficiencies in people who are real, and not birdbrains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Inefficiencies in the process. Cutting heads is a cost out. But automation is expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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One Post Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Fucking robots and shit? Goddamn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 My job is to drive waste out of manufacturing. Automation is a good way to do that, if you can afford it.So you're the garbage man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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