Former McDonald's USA CEO: $35K Robots Cheaper Than Hiring at $15 Per Hour

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Netyaroze said:

Nuvendil said:

Economies need money to function.  You couldn't replace everyone but middle managers and CEOs with robots, the end result would be *no customers* and therefore no *business*

 You could give everyone a base sallary, once robots are sufficently advanced and can produce themselfs there is really no need for human workers anymore.

You would still need people watching over and monitoring the robots to have quality and safety controls.  A slight mishap over that can be disastrous.  Also, if people still exist then they will want people to talk to.  The one thing that robots cannot do is creativity, because there isn't a technology thus far that's even close enough to replicate how the brain works.  We STILL don't even know how the brain works completely because of how dynamic it is and how such little chemical imbalances can effect our emotions and entire state of being. A brain also grows and diminishes with neuroplasticity.  It can learn and forget with or without the aid of outside maintenance.  Another thing is willpower to get things done that goes beyond what the task ahead of you requires at a knowledgeable level.