As computer technology continues to advance in leaps and bounds,
, machines often capable of performing complex calculations within a very short space of time and equipped with superhuman memory, are gradually rendering human labour superfluous.
have become more and more able to
in their
.
, certain job positions may grow antiquated
.
First of all,
that involve manual labour could be easily replaced by
machines.
, workers who are responsible for staffing the cashier of a supermarket could be forced out of their
because the tasks they
involve limited creativity and are simple and repetitive. These days, machines dealing with payments are already by no means an uncommon spectacle in supermarkets. Some supermarkets can even get rid of human staff members entirely.
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and personal
can be
by customers’ “interaction” with a computer
, which receives commands and
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tasks
. The only difference between a human-to-human transaction and a human-to-machine transaction is that the former involves verbal communication
the latter involves pressing a few buttons.
,
are that repetitive in nature and involve limited creativity may
be replaced by
. Experts in artificial intelligence and futurists have speculated that even positions like accountants and lawyers can be replaced by artificially intelligent
because they are able to solve complex problems in a fraction of the time their human counterparts require.
, a computer will be able to conduct a quick search of its database of case laws and ordinances right after it has analysed the issues in a legal problem. Artificial intelligence could even learn on its own sophisiticated rules in financial accounting
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perform tasks in
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and tax planning and become as knowledgeable and skilful as an accountant. Following the same vein of reasoning,
may even be able to replace
like doctors and nurses because
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will gain the capacity to make complex diagnoses and difficult judgments.
A problem that may arise
of the replacement of
by
at their job is, obviously, unemployment and boredom. Some might think that by the time
are smart enough to replace most
at their
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would be affected and the economy would plummet. I do not believe
would be the case, as wealth would flow to
who are in control of the technology of artificial intelligence.
, human labourers and workers, be they blue-collar or white-collar workers, might have to face up to the threat of boredom. They will have to deal with a perpetual sense of ennui and purposelessness and even depression
their lack of occupation and excitement. Should they fail to find ways to occupy themselves, they might risk feeling that their existence is pointless and even ponder putting their lives to a premature end.
,
are indeed a big threat to our economic goal of full employment. Their growing prominence
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forcing us to change our notion of how
can be meaningfully occupied apart from getting a job. If
do not manage to find a meaningful occupation apart from working, they would risk feeling bored, finding their lives without
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meaning and depressing.