Robots Are Coming For Our Jobs, Just Not All of Them

szczys writes: There was a video published on YouTube about a year ago called Humans Need Not Apply which compared human labor now to horse labor just before industrialization. It's a great thought-exercise, but there are a ton of tasks where it's still science-fiction to think robots are taking over anytime soon. Kristina Panos makes a great argument for which jobs we all want to see taken by robots, others that would be very difficult to make happen, and some that would just creep everyone out.

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I know what I'm thinking

[bigdavex]

Robots Are Coming For Our Jobs, Just Not All of Them

So, what are the other ones doing? Sneaky bastards.

Re:If your job can be described by an algorithm...

[youngatheart]

main {
  if broke {fix(it);return fixed && call main }
  add value;
  update or upgrade;
  procrastinate(stuff);
  do consumerstuff {
    //* call retirement(savings) #function not written yet *//
    support(economy);
  } until money < minimum;
  call main;
} until robots;
//* call use_retirement(savings) #function not written yet *//
//* fix pseudo_code to make sense *//

function create_awesome_money_generator(ideas)
{ //* function unused, more ideas and talent needed before function functions *//
  write awesomeThing1(ideas);
  create Microsoft2();
  create Apple2();
  takeover FaceBook();
  admit(Satoshi Nakamoto);
}