Comment Goodbye Job Security.. (Score 1) 106
..and hello programming robots?
In the ZDNet article, Somerson writes that "Moravec gives us 40 or 50 years until robots outsmart us." Supposing that robots do indeed outsmart humans at any point, they could potentially learn to program themselves. Robots could then put nearly everyone out of a job--why use people when you can use robots? Is there a need for people at all? Not really, as once the first batch of robots are finished, those robots can produce other robots on the assembly line. Who needs managers if robots are smart enough to manage themselves? There would be just one guy up at the top--owner of a company--that is raking in money. But if robots are smarter than humans, won't they be smart enough to realize what's going on and rebel?
Oh well. Hopefully the robots will remain less intelligent for a couple of decades further than Moravec predicts. That way I'll have time to retire and maybe even die before the robots take over the entire universe.. *grin*
In the ZDNet article, Somerson writes that "Moravec gives us 40 or 50 years until robots outsmart us." Supposing that robots do indeed outsmart humans at any point, they could potentially learn to program themselves. Robots could then put nearly everyone out of a job--why use people when you can use robots? Is there a need for people at all? Not really, as once the first batch of robots are finished, those robots can produce other robots on the assembly line. Who needs managers if robots are smart enough to manage themselves? There would be just one guy up at the top--owner of a company--that is raking in money. But if robots are smarter than humans, won't they be smart enough to realize what's going on and rebel?
Oh well. Hopefully the robots will remain less intelligent for a couple of decades further than Moravec predicts. That way I'll have time to retire and maybe even die before the robots take over the entire universe.. *grin*
