fatslob-:O said:
Teeqoz said:
Even if we assume that full AGI is developed later than gene altering technology and tissue engineering advanced enough to significantly increase intelligence, what do those people do in the mean time? I agree it's a long time until we can completely replace human mindpower, but like I said, our society isn't fit to even cope with a 60% unemployment rate, and I'd like to see a world where a whopping 40% of the workforce are scientists/researchers/programmers. To support that, you need both a massive change in the educational system, as well as a means for all those soon-to-be unemployed to support themselves financially.
That's why I'm saying we have to start looking at solutions now. Even though society isn't ripe for implementing them yet, we can't just stop looking at solutions until the problem is too big to ignore.
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We could start with subsidizing post-secondary for certain majors but that's it for now ...
Besides, doing mechanical maintenance for robotics is still relatively menial ... (although maybe not as menial the job of a janitor or other manual labour)
We could also lower the requirements for some jobs to just require cetain classes instead of getting the full degree ... (specialization is the way to go these days)
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Oh come on, you don't think we need human mechanics doing robotic maintenance?...
And yes, those are all good ideas for solving the educational part of the problem, but it still won't solve the social and economical part. Like I said, a 60% unemployment rate is still too high for current society.
