Friday, 26 August 2011

Do Androids Dream of Stealing Your Job?

a short item by Megan Erickson published in The Big Think’s ThankTank series

The word robot comes from an old Slavic word meaning to work – which may be more apt now than in the 1920’s, when it was first used in a play about mass-produced labourers overthrowing humans. In the near future, robots will be our fiercest competitors in the workplace, says Dr Michio Kaku, the theoretical physicist.

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As interesting as the original item is you need, if you are to understand the topic thoroughly, to read the debate which ensues in the comments.


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