Rise of the robots: Beginning of a jobless future?
3 Jun 2017 1:05 PM IST3 Jun 2017 1:05 PM IST
Computer programmers, journalists, receptionist, even priests are now poised to be replaced by robots at their jobs.
Apa's comments come in the wake of a letter signed by more than 100 leading robotic experts urging the United Nations to ban the development of killer military robots, or autonomous weapons.- Robot waiter: A restaurant in Pakistan, Multan pizzeria, has a robot for serving customers. (Photo: Dawn)
- Robot priest BlessU-2, introduced in Germany last month, gives blessings to people in five languages and beam lights from it hands. (Photo: YouTube)
- Robot Journalist Xian Nan, made its debut in Germany earlier this year. The robot took a second to finish a 300-character-long article.(Photo: YouTube)
- Pepper, the humanoid robot programmed, begun working at two Belgium hospital as a receptionist. The robot has a screen on his chest and a round head. It is the world's first robot to be used to greet people in a medical setting. (Photo: AZ Damiaan Hospital)
As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin learning more and more, “good jobs†are feared to be doomed by many. Computer programmers, journalists, receptionist, even priests are now poised to be replaced by robots at their jobs. They are no longer addressed as \"robots\", instead they are being called humanoids, a robot with characteristics of a human. Four such robots have already been put as employees in certain jobs.
Computer programmers, journalists, receptionist, even priests are now poised to be replaced by robots at their jobs.
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