In the My Weekly Desk section, I will be sharing my current readings and interests.
The Mars Society
IEEE: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ASEE: American Society for Engineering Education
AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science
AMS: American Mathematical Society
In my first post, I want to discuss a fundamental and broad issue raised in the short video titled "Humans need not apply". This provocative material shows a scenario in which industrial automation replaces humans. The historical perspective and current events are very well researched.
There is no question that we are at the beginning of the robotic revolution. After many decades, Artificial Intelligence is beginning to deliver spectacular solutions to real problems, even though Marvin Minsky is not impressed by the current state of research in AI. Economic pressures will inevitably force employers to remove humans performing the most basic jobs from their payrolls. Accommodating millions of workers into the future economy and society is perhaps a more significant dilemma than we can imagine. Up to this point, this was a topic found only in sci-fi novels. Unfortunately, many of these novels do not end on a happy note...