Gelato Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) We're at the beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. AI, robotics, 3D printing and further automation will transform our lives and have potentially bigger effects than any of the previous revolutions. There's good reason to think the number of job losses will be monumental. People will have to get even more used to training and retraining - potentially over a 60-70 year working life. Social skills, emotional intelligence, and technical skills will be required in addition to cognitive ability to "keep ahead of the machine". These issues are all discussed in a 2018 speech by the former Chief Economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane. So, ATRL, are you prepared for the storm ahead? Or do you not have a job to begin with? Edited March 4 by Gelato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Aurora Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I thought it already started 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelato Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Just now, Princess Aurora said: I thought it already started "We're at the beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I think it's going to spur a political revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelato Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Just now, GraceRandolph said: I think it's going to spur a political revolution. Hopefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Aurora Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Just now, Gelato said: "We're at the beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution" To answer your question, I am. From a social-cultural aspect, I'm not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I am a mechatronics engineer so this is basically how I make money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brraap Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Yes. I’m excited yet nervous. As a designer AI does so much of the brain work now which means my work is easier. It’s a great tool that’s still learning. That said I’m also not fond of the idea of the mega rich replacing workers with tech because it’s cheaper. Amazon warehouses for example have replaced a lot of roles with robots, e.g. parcel sorting I think the whole class/status system needs to be dismantled. No place for it in this world anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 ? Industry 4.0 is already a thing. We’re already heading towards Industry 5.0 honey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelato Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 4 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: ? Industry 4.0 is already a thing. We’re already heading towards Industry 5.0 honey All of the things touted as part of the Fifth Industrial Revolution are mentioned by Haldane in his speech as part of the Fourth. I don't think the Fifth is a useful paradigm - we're only at the very beginning of the Fourth and there's too much overlap between what defines the Fourth and Fifth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airplane Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I think engineers are safe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimind Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 They can produce as much stuff as they want with this AI and ****... but whats the point? u need real people with money to buy those products? if people wont have jobs who is going to buy all that stuff made with help of AI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroom Vroom Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I feel bad for my graphic designer friends. They are going to be out of a job in 5-10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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