What jobs will be left for humans when computers/robots take more ground in manufacturing? This is the debate that began with workers questioning how they could compete with machines that could do their job better and more efficiently than they could. Their response was to throw shoes into the machinery; the root word of sabotage is sabot. The trend gained more momentum with Ford's assembly line at the beginning of the 20th century, and continues to accelerate in this century. It manifests with highly automated factories producing motherboards, cell phones, pharmaceuticals, and anything involving any repetitive task.
I joined today's On Point in the middle. It sounded very interesting and I am going to download the podcast. Let me know if you'd like the audio cached here.
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Friday, November 25, 2011
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