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Funny you ask, I actually monitor machines that have replaced other people at my work. So no I can't be replaced. Because you will always need a human to monitor and repair machines. 

 

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What do you think. Could a machine replace you at your work?

If yes, how soon do you think that will happen?

If no, why? I think you're wrong.

 

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Yes, definitely. When? Anytime... even 5 years ago. I dont really know why they havent replaced me with machine yet TBH.

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Funny you ask, I actually monitor machines that have replaced other people at my work. So no I can't be replaced. Because you will always need a human to monitor and repair machines. 

Maybe not now, but there is nothing stopping machines from becoming so advanced they could replace that work as well.

 

 

A big dildo could replace me I guess.

Don't flatter yourself. It wouldn't have to be that big...

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Well, I don't work, but I want to be a real estate broker when I do, so, yeah? I guess lol

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Maybe not now, but there is nothing stopping machines from becoming so advanced they could replace that work as well.

I monitor repair and replace bad parts. A machine would have to be very advanced to troubleshoot and replace parts on other robots. So I think I will be safe for a good while.

 

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Yes. I make pizzas for a living. 

 

not yet tho, those are pretty bad

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Tech support for businesses. I'd say they probably would find automated support over phone and email QUITE difficult to do and even then most clients would be furious.

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In the hospital where I work? No. The tech has gotten so much better and more safe for people, which is good, but no machine will be able to replace me. 

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I'm a designer.

 

90% of the annoying parts of my job machines could do, and actually do in the places smart enough to invest in them, because the initial costs are huge, and hiring students and fresh graduates is cheap.

 

The fun 10% of my job maybe Watson can do, but so far not so well as a human.

In theory some AI 10-20 years from now will maybe be able to do it.

The unemployment in my field is any way very high, so I feel fortunate I even have a job.

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I challenge any machine to function properly with the idiots I have to deal with while consuming the amount of coffee and tobacco that I go through on a daily basis while maintaining its sanity and not murdering all of humanity

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Not even a machine would be needed to replace me. All that would need to be done, is to simply remove me from existence as a waste of resources. Pretty sure robots wouldn't be needed to procastinate...

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No machine will be replacing an on air talent, remote worker, commercial recorder, and station organizer at the top radio station in the area.

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they will eventually. 

 

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I work at a help desk for a steel plant. We're implementing a self serve portal soon which will (hopefully) minimize the number of phone calls with idiot users. For now, we still need someone to sit in this chair 24/7 to answer the phone in the event of emergencies and do some other clerical stuff that hasn't been automated yet. The job could be fully automated right now, but sadly our plant isn't exactly the pinnacle of modernization. My guess is that in about 5 years, the bullshit clerical work will be automated and the whole answering the phone portion of the job will be outsourced to India. Of course, it's probably optimistic to think that this plant will still be running in 5 years.

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Nope. No matter what i do. A robot can't be awesome and funny at the same time

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I reckon you could replace my old boss with a machine, for sure.

It would be easy to program a machine to act like an arsehole all the time.

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I reckon you could replace my old boss with a machine, for sure.

It would be easy to program a machine to act like an arsehole all the time.

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