HackerWhat Happened to Horses Is Happening to Us
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The speaker argues that cheaper general-purpose automation could displace cognitive as well as physical labor and questions whether new jobs will absorb everyone affected.
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A tenth the speed is still cost effective when it's a hundredth the price.There isn’t a rule of economics that says better technology makes more better jobs for horses.Doctor bots can learn from the experiences of every doctor bot.artistic creativity isn't what the majority of jobs depend on.mechanical minds will do the same to humansautomation is inevitable. It's a tool to produce abundance