Speculative Fiction & Philosophy

Building teams with humans and machines is not a new concern.

The article quotes Harley Shaiken, a former Detroit assembly-line machinist who subsequently became an M.I.T. industrial consultant, as he warns of more intangible difficulties. “The use of robots has social costs that are not being addressed by anyone in the U.S. today. By designing a production process that minimizes human participation, you freeze out the worker’s control and you freeze out his initiative. We often overlook the impact of robots on the jobs that remain.”

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  1. Robot Revolution - Annotated