Re: Productive Employment [was Re: Six Billion and Beyond]

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 02:44:04 MST


On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 EvMick@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/25/00 11:59:07 AM Central Standard Time, hal@finney.org
> writes:
>
> > And there is a good chance that most of the skills we humans associate
> > with intelligence, like designing ICs or diagnosing illness, are actually
> > easier to do than the things we think are trivial, like walking and
> > picking up trashcans and emptying them out.
>
>
> And possibly driving a truck?
>
> EvMick

You've already lost most of that battle. Moravec points out in
"Robots", that they can drive across the country with the computer
driving around 95% of the time. *However*, its that last 5% that
gives you job security EvMick. :-)

Robert



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