The Robot Revolution Is Happening-Like It or Not | WSJ

Nearly every company across every industry is looking for new ways to minimize human contact, cut costs and address the labor crunch in repetitive and dangerous jobs. WSJ explores why many are looking to robots as the solution for all three. Photo: FedEx

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[Danymok]

Company: "Engineer, make me an engineer robot that can replace you"

Engineer: "Ok"

[Tenchinu]

WSJ: You all better be prepared. The industry could automate anything.
Food delivery.
Packaging.
Voice actors.
Video editors.
Pundits.

Oh... wait....

[npjavia]

let's aim for fully automated post-scarcity (for basic necessities) world

[positive_neutron]

Home delivery jobs too will be taken over by AI in no time, so government is left with no option but offer UBI

[amdl]

That's why Andrew Yang would have been a perfect president

[hughjazz]

5:28 - teaching the robot how to twerk to replace strippers.

[saltymonke]

will they replace us? in some repetitive jobs, yeah

in other sectors? It will give use wider opportunity and possibilities than ever before, especially for smaller companies.

Youtube ecosystem is one of the similar example.

[litojonny]

andrew yang rubbing his hands like birdman

[danielhendrix]

How you gonna have a piece like this and not include Andrew Yang

[natemarx]

If robots take over all the jobs at Twitter and Google, then I am down for this.

[raulfernandezg]

fedex is short of 500 human positions...that is where we are heading...

[ahemjunior]

If jobs are taken over by robots, who's gonna buy those product if no one have money ? Its about time, we'll starving together..

[bl]

Global recession? We're almost in a depression.

[U]

Exciting. Yes there may be social problem to solve, but we can do that. Just think how many repetitive operation workplace injuries could be avoided, or how automation will free up an incredibly complex human to do more meaningful work and come home more satisfied and happy. As a consumer think of how much more reliable and consistent our products will be, the tighter tolerances we can design to, the ai driven surgery that can identify more of a tumor to be removed than a surgeon. There's so much good that can come from automation and AI, we shouldn't shy away from it just because it means we have to also solve a new social problem also.

[prashanthb]

Jobs will evaporate in the coming years.

[joyleenstrozier]

Hi, my name is Joyleen. I like your content. I love watching your channel.

[alexfrank]

It's actually easier to replace middle-management and business people with AI than to build hardware to replace working class.

[TheGreatMandalore]

Can't wait for the biggest crash in human history. The 100s of millions of people out of the job. It will be EPIC

[BorisForOffice]

Advances in automation have been happening since the dawn of human history.

Robots will not "take all the jobs".

They will take the jobs that require little skill and allow people to create new businesses and more jobs that take advantage of the advances in technology.

If your job requires more than simple manual labor and checklists, you'll be fine. If it doesn't, it's time to start learning new skills.

[economicsinaction]

This is really exciting stuff! Policies will have to change to accommodate such robots