Mark Cuban and Elon Musk
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I would expect the trucking industry to reach critical mass fastest of all - at least for OTR routes. Someone will need to get in and drive the load to the final destination (much like harbor pilots guide big ships into port), but for the long haul, you don't need a person in the cab.
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This has been an on going debate and concern for a long time. In 1952 Vonnegut wrote a book called Player Piano that was pretty spot on about it
They all lie and they all have their own agenda.
I think we'll see some combination of guaranteed minimum payments to every person, reduction of the work week, maximum work hours, reduced population, and major unrest in many of our lifetimes. No, all jobs are not going away, but we're inexorably working our way towards a skeleton crew, plus everyone who continues to be willing and able trade personal services with one another. I.e., I'll mow your lawn if you'll be my waiter kind of thing.
choose the blue pill or the red pill...But please stop posting nonsense...If automation killed the jobs in the USA, why didn't do the same in Mexico, SKorea and China?
Manufacturing in USA is on life support due to liberal economic policies...Automation is just a cover story for yet another liberal failure..Manufacturing will thrive in America as strongly as anywhere else with the right domestic economic agenda
Once you gentlemen are done dodging sniper fire deboarding a jet in Bosnia, i would love to inform you that "if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor...if you like your healthcare plan..etc..don't forget the $2500 ACA will save every middle class family oh and by the way remember 'there are no middle class taxes in the ACA"
ISIS is the JV Team...The $1.5bil to Iran is not ransom...The Iran Nuke deal stopped the Iranian nuclear missile program..I mean how many lies do i have to chronicle before you loons wake up? Oh and by the way The Obama Administration didn't intend to stab Israel in the back on the way out the door...That cowardly abstain on the UN vote was a dagger right in the heart of our most faithful ally
I am not worried one bit about robots replacing American workers. The worry is Chinese workers. Where will they go? What will they do? Will Attila return with a billion man army?
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Free trade is not FREE TRADE if our trading partner chages tariffs on our goods and we do not. I import product from China. What they produce, these products, is not 20 or even 30 percent below what American companies can produce. Try 70 or 80.
Ilove it! I make a good living sitting up in my mountain home, issuing sales orders and purchase orders. Its not all like that but changes need to occur or we will have meaningful growth industry here.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.bu...ks-are-replacing-workers-2016-5?client=safari
https://www.google.com/amp/www.digi...lmart-cuts-jobs-for-robots/amp/?client=safari
At the beginning of the year, we reported that robots were expected to replace some five million jobs by 2020. It's not even the end of the year yet, and this prediction already seems well on its way to coming true. The clairvoyant folks over at the World Economic Forum warned of a "Fourth Industrial Revolution" involving the rise of the machine in the workforce, and the latest company to lend credence to that claim is none other than Walmart, which is planning on cutting 7,000 jobs on account of automation.
The retail giant joins other companies like Foxconn and Wendy's, which both made headlines earlier in 2016 for making similar workforce decisions. Foxconn's casualties were the most pronounced, as the electronics maker cut some 60,000 factory jobs and replaced them with machines. And Wendy's cited the rising cost of labor and competition among fast food chains as motivation for its own decision to replace some cashiers with kiosks. After all, how much friendly service are you really expecting with your burger and fries?
https://www.google.com/amp/www.digi...lmart-cuts-jobs-for-robots/amp/?client=safari
At the beginning of the year, we reported that robots were expected to replace some five million jobs by 2020. It's not even the end of the year yet, and this prediction already seems well on its way to coming true. The clairvoyant folks over at the World Economic Forum warned of a "Fourth Industrial Revolution" involving the rise of the machine in the workforce, and the latest company to lend credence to that claim is none other than Walmart, which is planning on cutting 7,000 jobs on account of automation.
The retail giant joins other companies like Foxconn and Wendy's, which both made headlines earlier in 2016 for making similar workforce decisions. Foxconn's casualties were the most pronounced, as the electronics maker cut some 60,000 factory jobs and replaced them with machines. And Wendy's cited the rising cost of labor and competition among fast food chains as motivation for its own decision to replace some cashiers with kiosks. After all, how much friendly service are you really expecting with your burger and fries?
hate to burst the bubble for the non believers.but as the tech gets better, more and more robots and machines will take the place of man..since the republicans want America dumb and cut back on education..it isn't going to look good for a lot of non educated people of the not so distant future..
As opposed to selling American interests to Russia.
Read a newspaper. Most of the Trump dossier has come true in regards to the Trump administration and the sale of Rosneft to unknown buyers.
What do you think about Carter Page, Michael Flynn, and the sale of Rosneft ?
If the Trump administration is continued to be linked to lifting sanctions in order to profit off of the sale of 19% Russia's government oil company - are you still ok with it?
Is this level of treason acceptable and do all politicians do that too?
I don't worry about the progression of mankind. I let other people do that. I'm otherwise engaged.
Don't always agree with Mr Cuban but to Quote another famous Gamecock fan ... "He's spent more money on spilt liquor than all of us combined will make in our lifetimes ". Hard to criticize a guy who owns watches that are worth more than most of our vehicles . Just saying ...... Can't think of many people on this board who wouldn't trade places with him right now .
I'm surprised anyone doesn't realize this. This automation of the factories has been going on for a LONG time now. For every one job lost by a factory moving abroad, there have been 8 lost due to automation. That said, the automation of things creates other jobs, like building and servicing the equipment. Still we are moving to a service sector/high tech economy. Our schools better be getting ready for this.
That is one of the most brilliant yet simplistic statements about the very near future
I worked in the textile mill for 22 years until I left in 2010..back in the early to mid 90s they installed automatic guides that took the place of 3 people per machine..that was on 3 machines in the department..there was only about 15-20 people in it so they cut out about 7-9 people they had to pay wages to...
The types of human jobs that are going to continue to be replaced by automation are the 4 D’s:
Dirty
Robots don’t complain about working conditions. Their “bodies” are built to withstand factory conditions that would not be acceptable to a human. This can give robots a huge financial advantage. No health care. No sick leave. No workmen’s comp claims.
Difficult
Humans are incredibly adept at doing complex tasks. The fact is, however, that humans do not complete those tasks in a repeatable fashion with near zero tolerance precision over an extended period of time with no rest. Robots can do very difficult tasks, like heavy multi-pass arc welding while making corrections and adjustments on the fly. They can sort, pick and place boxes that are coming from 6, 8, 10 different conveyor lines simply by reading a bar code. It’s more difficult to implement than it looks, but that’s why you pay an integrator. (Shameless plug)
Dull
Repetitive tasks can drive employees batty, but a robot never gets bored. It will perform the same task the same way all day and all night long, without making errors due to fatigue or other factors common to human labor. The old picture of an automotive assembly line with a bunch of people doing the same thing all day has been replaced by a sea of robots.
Dangerous
Toxic fumes, explosive conditions and other hazards can make human employment undesirable or impossible. Thankfully we can send robots in to do the work instead. Many industries have already incorporated robotic paint booths. Chemicals manufacturers are steadily adopting robots into their environments as well.
Robots will never replace humans. Humans are your most valuable and infinitely deployable asset.
Dirty
Robots don’t complain about working conditions. Their “bodies” are built to withstand factory conditions that would not be acceptable to a human. This can give robots a huge financial advantage. No health care. No sick leave. No workmen’s comp claims.
Difficult
Humans are incredibly adept at doing complex tasks. The fact is, however, that humans do not complete those tasks in a repeatable fashion with near zero tolerance precision over an extended period of time with no rest. Robots can do very difficult tasks, like heavy multi-pass arc welding while making corrections and adjustments on the fly. They can sort, pick and place boxes that are coming from 6, 8, 10 different conveyor lines simply by reading a bar code. It’s more difficult to implement than it looks, but that’s why you pay an integrator. (Shameless plug)
Dull
Repetitive tasks can drive employees batty, but a robot never gets bored. It will perform the same task the same way all day and all night long, without making errors due to fatigue or other factors common to human labor. The old picture of an automotive assembly line with a bunch of people doing the same thing all day has been replaced by a sea of robots.
Dangerous
Toxic fumes, explosive conditions and other hazards can make human employment undesirable or impossible. Thankfully we can send robots in to do the work instead. Many industries have already incorporated robotic paint booths. Chemicals manufacturers are steadily adopting robots into their environments as well.
Robots will never replace humans. Humans are your most valuable and infinitely deployable asset.
If I had grown kids I would be pushing them towards a trade of some kind...a robot cant come out and rewire your house
the post you are referring to is idealistic buffoonery...Automation is a great thing..It does not remove humans from the workplace..It moves human to different responsabilites and more technical roles in the workplace...The numbers on the factory floor will diminish...The numbers in engineering, programming and maintainence will increase...If economic policies are nationalistic, there will be more great jobs for humans..But yes there will be fewer entry level or grunt jobs..In other words humans must acquire the skills an evolving job market demands..But this idea automation will eliminate the job market is silly beyond belief
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