RE: ADSactly Tech News: The Robotic Takeover of Construction and Homebuilding
As robotic technology matures, it will roll into every aspect of our economy. Manufacturing and transportation are obvious. It will also move into medicine and law which is not as obvious to most. There is a raging debate between economist as to whether robotics free men to be much more productive or does it replace man completely and destroy more jobs than it creates. I have read numerous studies on both sides of this debate. They are all compelling in their conclusions based on data analysis. They obviously cannot all be right. The 21st Century is going to be a time of abundance. Our entire human history has been one of scarcity. We have gone to war for thousands of years fighting over limited resources. We have never lived in a time of true abundance. Our laws and institutions will need to evolve to recognize this new reality as it unfolds. We truly live in exciting times. Having built 5 homes, myself, I wish the 3D printer had been invented 20 years earlier. Amazing things are now possible in home construction. Great article @adsactly.
Very well thought out and well written thoughts here.
I've also read about how robotics are starting to be used in medicine but have yet to look into law so thanks for the reference here.
Will robotics free men to be much more productive or does it replace man completely and destroy more jobs than it creates?
I'm quite sure the answer to this question is the latter. More jobs will be lost and societal problems are sure to increase. This is the coming reality we will have to face and new solutions must be found.
I agree but abundance for who? I doubt human nature will change much and clearly, the world already has enough food to feed those that go without, yet these people remain unfed. This is the nature of man which I refer to. In times of real abundance, artificial scarcity will be created to maintain order and control. It is true that some technologies will help us immensely but others will be used to do us harm, will the good outweigh the bad? That's a question hardly worth asking as what will be will be. Remain a lifelong learner and stand up for what you believe in. Thanks for contributing.