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A list of only some essential jobs of the past that were made obsolete by progress, leaving a countless number of people at least temporarily unemployed:

Stagecoach driver, wagon & stagecoach designer and builder, blacksmith, Elliman (oil-lamp sales and delivery), ice man, wagon wheel maker and repairman, grain-miller, cobbler, monument and grave-stone carver, weaver, candle maker, streetlamp lighter and snuffer, rail trackman, glassblower / bottle-maker, steam engine designer, builder, and repairman, interior gas-lamp line installer, repairman, and inspector, whaler, whale-oil refinement worker, coal miner, all jobs associated with the telegraph industry.

AI could probably name moreā€¦and give a close estimate of the number of people left unemployed, too. AI could also probably explain how workers and business and industry owners survived the obviously frightening financial losses.
 
I want to see robot gladiators fight to the death!

I'd also like to see autonomous auto racing where there are no restrictions on how fast the cars can go! That would be a blast! :ROFLMAO:
 
Murrmurr said:
A list of only some essential jobs of the past that were made obsolete by progress, leaving a countless number of people at least temporarily unemployed:

Stagecoach driver, wagon & stagecoach designer and builder, blacksmith, Elliman (oil-lamp sales and delivery), ice man, wagon wheel maker and repairman, grain-miller, cobbler, monument and grave-stone carver, weaver, candle maker, streetlamp lighter and snuffer, rail trackman, glassblower / bottle-maker, steam engine designer, builder, and repairman, interior gas-lamp line installer, repairman, and inspector, whaler, whale-oil refinement worker, coal miner, all jobs associated with the telegraph industry.

AI could probably name moreā€¦and give a close estimate of the number of people left unemployed, too. AI could also probably explain how workers and business and industry owners survived the obviously frightening financial losses.
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In the past, it seems with most innovations that replaced previous methods, it spawned new jobs that never existed before, and I think that's the reason why the percent of unemployed has remained fairly stable over the years.

However, I'm not convinced that the robotic and AI revolution will follow that historical path. Most new jobs that would be created with new tech might possibly be done by bots as well. The smarter they become, and the more adept, it becomes harder to imagine areas where they won't prevail. If intelligent bots can do 75% of jobs that humans can do, then it follows that they might replace 75% of human jobs. It's a daunting realization.
 
bobcat said:
In the past, it seems with most innovations that replaced previous methods, it spawned new jobs that never existed before, and I think that's the reason why the percent of unemployed has remained fairly stable over the years.

However, I'm not convinced that the robotic and AI revolution will follow that historical path. Most new jobs that would be created with new tech might possibly be done by bots as well. The smarter they become, and the more adept, it becomes harder to imagine areas where they won't prevail. If intelligent bots can do 75% of jobs that humans can do, then it follows that they might replace 75% of human jobs. It's a daunting realization.
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In a rapidly changing job market I wonder what are some strategies for High School grads?

Gemini (AI) :

The best thing a high school graduate can do is take an honest inventory of their strengths:

  • If they like working with their hands, solving tactile puzzles, and being active, skipping college for a skilled trade apprenticeship is arguably the smartest financial and career move right now.
  • If they enjoy human interaction, science, and caretaking, a path into healthcare provides immense job security.


  • If they are highly analytical and determined to go to college, they must ensure their major focuses on high-level strategy, human management, or physical engineering, while actively learning to use AI as a tool to supercharge their productivity.
Navigating the post-high school landscape can feel overwhelming with how fast things are changing.
 
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Paco Dennis said:
In a rapidly changing job market I wonder what are some strategies for High School grads?

Gemini (AI) :

The best thing a high school graduate can do is take an honest inventory of their strengths:

  • If they like working with their hands, solving tactile puzzles, and being active, skipping college for a skilled trade apprenticeship is arguably the smartest financial and career move right now.
  • If they enjoy human interaction, science, and caretaking, a path into healthcare provides immense job security.


  • If they are highly analytical and determined to go to college, they must ensure their major focuses on high-level strategy, human management, or physical engineering, while actively learning to use AI as a tool to supercharge their productivity.
Navigating the post-high school landscape can feel overwhelming with how fast things are changing.
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I think you are absolutely right. Machines can do amazing things, but a person who is skilled in the trades and benefits from all their experience is hard to replace. You could teach a robot to operate all the controls on a backhoe and tractor, but so many situations that you face require drawing from experience rather than textbook knowledge. Even an apprentice can be trained, but a skilled operator can make that machine do things it was never designed for, and also feel the pulse and powertrain of the machine and know when it's pushing it's limits.

I think you're right about healthcare as well. Every patient is different physically, emotionally, and mentally. I can see robot assistants and help with eldercare, etc..., but often gut instinct comes into play, and only someone who has been a human for 30 years will know what it's like to feel pain, or be angry, or depressed, or lonely. I think bedside psychology isn't something you could easily teach. Sometimes human touch can work wonders.
 
bobcat said:
In the past, it seems with most innovations that replaced previous methods, it spawned new jobs that never existed before, and I think that's the reason why the percent of unemployed has remained fairly stable over the years.

However, I'm not convinced that the robotic and AI revolution will follow that historical path. Most new jobs that would be created with new tech might possibly be done by bots as well. The smarter they become, and the more adept, it becomes harder to imagine areas where they won't prevail. If intelligent bots can do 75% of jobs that humans can do, then it follows that they might replace 75% of human jobs. It's a daunting realization.
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But if bots take over production 100%, providing humans with everything they need, wouldn't it follow that most humans wouldn't even need jobs? Seems humans would be free to pursue philosophy, the arts, creative thinking, spirituality....world peace.

Isn't that a possibility? If robots taking over almost all jobs is a possibility, then so is that.
 
bobcat said:
If intelligent bots can do 75% of jobs that humans can do, then it follows that they might replace 75% of human jobs. It's a daunting realization.
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You know who's going to do everything in their power to make sure that won't happen? Politicians.

Politicians are why numerous solvable problems aren't yet solved because problems generate revenue. Homelessness, for example, is a very effective excuse for funneling tens of millions in tax dollars into agencies and projects every single year, even while the homeless population doubles and triples.

Could AI help solve the homeless crisis? I believe it could. Humans can of course, and they've tried; humans have proposed several viable permanent solutions, but powerful politicians are an iron barrier to such ideas, because a solution would close the Bank of Compassion.

I'm rambling....my point is, AI isn't taking over anything powerful politicians don't want it to take over, and the two things politicians covet are anything that's popular with the masses, and more than that, taxable income.
 
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Murrmurr said:
But if bots take over production 100%, providing humans with everything they need, wouldn't it follow that most humans wouldn't even need jobs? Seems humans would be free to pursue philosophy, the arts, creative thinking, spirituality....world peace.

Isn't that a possibility? If robots taking over almost all jobs is a possibility, then so is that.
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Well, that is the thinking of Musk and a few others, and I'm certainly not in their league of futurist thinking, but somehow I just can't hop on that horse. It seems to me if a person has a mortgage of say $3,000 a month, utilities of $200 a month, car payment of $400 a month, groceries of $800 a month, insurance of $400 a month, property taxes of $300 a month, not to mention all the other expenses (gas, clothing, home maintenance, dining out, cell phones, internet & TV, medical expenses, auto repair, misc), I just have a hard time believing those amounts will be provided without a job. Maybe I'm just being too much of a skeptic. I guess time will tell.
 
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Well, that is the thinking of Musk and a few others, and I'm certainly not in their league of futurist thinking, but somehow I just can't hop on that horse. It seems to me if a person has a mortgage of say $3,000 a month, utilities of $200 a month, car payment of $400 a month, groceries of $800 a month, insurance of $400 a month, property taxes of $300 a month, not to mention all the other expenses (gas, clothing, home maintenance, dining out, cell phones, internet & TV, medical expenses, auto repair, misc), I just have a hard time believing those amounts will be provided without a job. Maybe I'm just being too much of a skeptic. I guess time will tell.
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But you've mentioned AI getting ever-smarter. So, seems likely it would solve that conundrum.

I don't see AI replacing most humans in the workforce. I see jobs evolving, as they always have. I can't think of a reason why they won't.
 
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