Chapter
The Future of Automation in Various Professions
04:16 - 13:06 (08:50)
While there may not be anything inherently magical or special about humans, some tasks are still difficult to automate. However, we are seeing an increase in automation in various professions, such as law and medicine, which could lead to the obsolescence of human workers in these fields.
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The speaker holds the perspective that humans are just a complex biological machine and thus everything can potentially be automated.
04:16 - 13:06 (08:50)
Automation
Summary
The speaker holds the perspective that humans are just a complex biological machine and thus everything can potentially be automated. Although certain tasks are not under immediate threat of being automated, cheaper and more efficient robots could easily replace humans in certain fields including knowledge work, medicine, law, and even branches of government.