Wednesday 16 September 2015

Could A Robot Take Your Job?

Bit of fun for a Wednesday, I saw this on the BBC Website and it has a search engine where it predicts if your job could be replaced by a robot in the next 20 years.
My job, a Carpenter Joiner, is fairly likely to be replaced by robots with an apparent 72% chance of it happening. Can't see them doing the kind of carpentry that I do but we'll wait and see! 

Click the link below and then tell me if you're going to be replaced!


What do you think, is more automation a good thing or does it just increase wealth into the rich?

14 comments:

  1. I got 16% chance, highly unlikely. seems the robots won't be business development managers any time soon :)

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  2. I can't do it yet as I am on my mobile but I hope not! I like my job lol

    on the other hand,if I could hire a robot to dig out the garden that would v lovely

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    1. Yeah, but there is something satisfying about doing it yourself, not sure you'd get the same sense from pressing a button!

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  3. I have a 1% chance,lol.
    I have a hard time believing a robot can do your job.
    Automation can be good, but when it breaks who can then do it?

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    1. I don;t think they could either, I do mainly renovations and old properties so I doubt the robot would want to do it!

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  4. I think 100% of the people that come up with these absurd reports don't have a clue and ARE robots themselves, or could easily be replaced by one. There is no way in hell a robot could do the kind of work you and I do.

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    1. I know! It's funny to think of one putting a cut roof on or hanging a door in an old opening.

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  5. Well if I found the right one to cover my existing job then 89% likelihood. But the new area I am exploring only a 22% likelihood :O).

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  6. lol I better change my job it says 97% for me

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    1. That's pretty high! Maybe we should invent some viruses for them instead!

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  7. I don't have a job, being retired. But that doesn't mean some federal robot won't get me some dark night anyway! ;-)

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