The problem, recently raised by Australian recruitment giant Seek, has been warned by Andrew Bassat, president of Seek, that robots are replacing humans faster and will eventually trigger a job crisis that goverment and companies must face now.
"our brains are our last line of defense," he said. "but now robots are starting to be 'smarter' than humans, so the rate of unemployment is only getting faster and faster. I haven't seen enough new jobs to make up for unemployment in any field. Even unjobless industries such as data analysts and engineers do not generate enough new jobs to meet the demand for jobs. "
"so I don't think we can go on sitting and dying, we have to move quickly and find countermeasures to solve this problem. Enterprises must have the right strategy, talent, to ensure their long-term survival and development. And goverment must take on the responsibility to bridge the gap between supply and demand for new jobs. "
He also hopes policy makers and the media will begin a long-term discussion of what we should do after work is replaced by robots. Such a discussion, he said, must begin now or it would be too late.
At present, many Australian companies, including Rio Tinto,BHP,Pratt Industries,Commonwealth Bank,Woodside and Vicinity Centres, have or are trying to use robots instead of manpower in order to reduce labor costs and improve production efficiency.
The industry most likely to be replaced by robots
In a recent report, McKinsey, a world-renowned management consultancy, said many industries will be hit by artificial intelligence and automation over the next decade.
For example: manufacturing, catering and accommodation, food services, retail
Another report by PricewaterhouseCoopers also pointed out that in the future, 38 percent of jobs in the United States, 30 percent of jobs in the UK, 35 percent of jobs in Germany and 21 percent of jobs in Japan will be automated. The easiest areas to be replaced by robots are transportation, warehousing, manufacturing and retailing.
Within 30 years, Mr. Ma said, the president of the robot will appear on the cover of time magazine.
The development of artificial intelligence has also raised concerns among many insiders and experts that human work will be taken away by machines little by little.
Many people also put forward their own ideas on how to solve this problem.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates called on goverment to introduce a "robot tax" to slow workplace automation.
Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, recommends that robots and human workers be paid the same standard.
Bob Moritz, PricewaterhouseCoopers' global president, recently visited Australia and said, "in the face of the crisis brought about by artificial intelligence, companies in some areas are doing very well, and they are prepared to take steps ahead of time," said PricewaterhouseCoopers. And led to the education system for these areas of talent training changes. However, teachers can't teach students all the skills in a certain field. Enterprises must increase investment and carry out on-the-job training for employees. "
Industries that are least likely to be replaced by robots
However, others believe that a crisis is both a danger and an opportunity.
Philip Lowe, head of RBA, says people should not be afraid of being replaced by robots, because productivity gains will give those who stay on the job higher wages. Moreover, robots have the advantage of mechanical labor, and those that require thinking and creativity are still irreplaceable.
This also seems to be supported by data.
In addition to industries that are easily superseded, McKinsey's report points to industries that are not easily replaced by artificial intelligence and robots, which are often classified as knowledgeable jobs. Including personnel management and training, decision-making and creative work
The two industries that are least likely to be replaced by robots are education and health care.
In the healthcare industry, only 36% of jobs are likely to be replaced by robots, and this is even lower if it requires expertise and needs to communicate with patients. For example, fewer than 30% of registered nurses' jobs are likely to be automated, and only 13% of dentists' jobs are likely to be automated.
In addition, according to data analysis from Australian recruitment website Indeed, in Australia, in addition to teachers and health care professionals, such as cyber security experts, data scientists, marketing and design, some of the most unlikely occupations in Australia are automation technology. Jobs that require expertise and skills, such as human resources, are less easily replaced by automation.
Therefore, some people think that the advantage of artificial intelligence lies in the mechanical labor, the need for thinking ability, creative ability of these jobs they can not do. However, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, who can guarantee that one day they will not have their own thinking?
Looking at the development of artificial intelligence over the years, perhaps this is not alarmist.
1. Australia's first fast-food restaurant without waiters
Newcastle recently opened a fast-food restaurant called "Hey Zeus," which is different from not having a single waitress. Guests order on the touchscreen, and in a few minutes their food will be delivered through a conveyor belt, all made from fresh organic ingredients to ensure healthy nutrition.
2. Self-driving ca
Li Yanhong, Baidu's founder, chairman and chief executive, showed himself in a self-driving car developed by the company in a live video broadcast at the 2017 Baidu AI developer conference. In the video, Li Yanhong sits in the copilot seat of a red car without a driver. Li Yanhong said that he had just five rings, is on the way to the venue, "the car in the state of self-driving."
3. Alibaba's Take Go and Amazon's Amazon Go Smart Store
At the end of last year, Amazon launched its revolutionary offline physical store, Amazon Go, which upends traditional convenience stores, supermarket operations, and uses technologies such as artificial intelligence, computer vision, in-depth learning and sensor fusion. Skip the traditional checkout process completely.
Customers only need to download Amazon Go's APP, to scan the store entrance successfully, can enter the store to start shopping, after buying the. Amazon Go sensor will calculate the effective shopping behavior of the customer, and after the customer leaves the store, Automatically check out charges on Amazon accounts based on customer consumption.
Wa and Alibaba also announced some time ago that they are partnering with Amazon Go-like Take Go-like unmanned intelligent retail stores.
4. Robot kingdom
Last year, Japan's Hausdenburg theme Park opened a "droid kingdom," in which more than 200 robots not only interact with tourists, but also make Osaka cooking, cocktails, and ordering food, of course, by robots.
The Hausdenburg theme park also opened a robot hotel, serving three robots at the hotel's front desk, one delivering coffee and the other two dealing with different tasks. When the guest is prompted to check in, a robot will carry luggage, clean the room and enter and exit the room through facial recognition system.
6. Unmanned express ca
Not long ago, JD.com 's unmanned express car began to put into operation, the first show selected on the university campus. This kind of unattended car has a different grid on it, and the courier is in it. During the delivery process, the laser-sensing system on the unmanned roof automatically detects pedestrian vehicles in front of them, automatically stops to avoid obstacles, and climbs a 25-degree uphill. When arriving at the destination, it will notify the customer through JD.com APP, SMS and other means. The customer can pick up his package by entering the code.
In addition to replacing the work of human beings, artificial intelligence even human interests and interests.
7. AlphaGo who beat the go playe
A while ago, AlphaGo, a computer program developed by Google, caught fire on social media. It was first incarnated as Master won 60 games of the top human master online, then in May in China at the World go Competition, and the world's No. 1 Chinese go master Ke Jie fought three games, and finally won at 3:0. Koch called it "go God."
But the more terrifying situation may be that one day you don't even know if you're sitting across the street from a person or a robot.
8. Simulation robot Sophia
Not long ago, Sophia, known as the most human-like robot, appeared on BBC's "good Morning Britain," in which she not only talked to the host, but also made all kinds of expressions. When asked if she would fall in love with humans, her answer was also ingenious. "technically, I'm only over a year old, and it seems a little early to fall in love."
After the event, many viewers called BBC, to say the simulation robot was too scary.
As one netizen said, this robot revolution is not the same as the last industrial revolution. The last time the machine replaced human manual labor, many human workers turned into mental labor and turned into office white-collar workers. But this time it will replace mental labor.
After both manual and mental labor have been replaced, what else can humans do?