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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (254665)7/1/2014 7:20:37 PM
From: stsimon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541906
 
No where in history is the precedent for the capability of current and future generations of robots. if the production of these robots produces increasing returns to capital there will be a tipping point where robots are designing and repairing other robots.



To: Steve Lokness who wrote (254665)7/1/2014 8:27:07 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541906
 
Steve, you seem not to understand that robots coupled with AI are on the cusp of replacing MANY types of workers, not just workers doing repetitive jobs. Such as the non-repetitive task of being a champion Jeopardy player.

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As a chessplayer, I've already seen world chess champions go through this rather brutal realization.


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