bgz wrote:I like Brewha's answer, but as someone who is capable of automating people out of their jobs... I have to ask the question.
What happens when there's not enough jobs to go around?
Better robots are an inevitability.
The inevitable outcome of unbridled capitalisms is extreme concentration of wealth and power. Technology has always aided this. Automation even more so.
It would be nice to think that instrumentation would eventually free mankind to pursue life and leisure. But knowing what you do of humans, could you see us letting this happen? Even if we had all needs taken care of, people would still want power over others and everything for themselves.
Grim - but just look at history.
Do you think we will learn?