Not sure it's completely unrelated, but this came up in the context of my work and there's the whole Butlerian Jihad thing to contend with should this really be our future...
Re: Humans Need Not Apply
Posted: 13 Dec 2014 02:49
by Eyes High
And what will happen when people are unemployable and there fore will not be able to purchase the products and services of the bots?
Scary though .
Re: Humans Need Not Apply
Posted: 13 Dec 2014 08:36
by Serkanner
Eyes High wrote:And what will happen when people are unemployable and there fore will not be able to purchase the products and services of the bots?
Scary though .
You should read the Culture novels
Re: Humans Need Not Apply
Posted: 13 Dec 2014 16:21
by Naïve mind
Well, the Culture presumes deeply ethical, loving sapient machine minds. What we seem to be heading towards are non-conscious specialized robots that just happen to be better at our jobs than we are.
Re: Humans Need Not Apply
Posted: 14 Dec 2014 04:47
by Serkanner
Naïve mind wrote:Well, the Culture presumes deeply ethical, loving sapient machine minds. What we seem to be heading towards are non-conscious specialized robots that just happen to be better at our jobs than we are.
Wow, I didn't know that
Re: Humans Need Not Apply
Posted: 14 Dec 2014 06:18
by Naïve mind
No need to thank me. I'm always happy to explain things to the less fortunate.
Re: Humans Need Not Apply
Posted: 15 Dec 2014 08:44
by Freakzilla
Serkanner wrote:
Eyes High wrote:And what will happen when people are unemployable and there fore will not be able to purchase the products and services of the bots?
