Imaginary Worlds Robot Collar Jobs
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Nov 30, 2017 The podcast dives into a future dominated by robots in the workforce. Lawmakers are dodging the truth about job losses linked to automation. Annalee Newitz’s debut novel hints at humans using designer drugs to compete with AI. The last worker at a self-driving truck pit stop offers a unique perspective on job displacement. The creators of The Expanse ponder what happens when Earthlings seek life beyond our planet amid job shortages. This discussion unveils ethical dilemmas of humanity intertwined with technology.
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Automation Replaces Many Jobs
- Automation now replaces more jobs than it creates, impacting both blue-collar and white-collar workers.
- Robots reduce costs for companies by not needing breaks, health benefits, or HR, reshaping the workforce landscape.
The Last Job and UBI
- Silicon Valley executives speculate "The Last Job" will require uniquely human skills like empathy.
- Fiction writers imagine universal basic income as a crucial societal response to widespread automation.
The Expanse's Vision of Work
- In The Expanse novels, many people receive universal basic income but still seek work by mining in space.
- Martian colonies promote self-reliance, contrasting with Earth's state of mass unemployment.
