Episode
#291 - John Danaher - What Happens If Robots Automate The World?
1:17:29
Published: Sat Mar 06 2021
Description
John Danaher is an author and a lecturer at the National University of Ireland. Having a job is valorised in modern society. But if our jobs are taken over by robots, will we find a sense of purpose in other things outside of work, or are we just going to lead meaningless lives? Expect to learn why technological unemployment might be desirable, what a cyborg utopia might look like, why John thinks losing work might not result in loss of purpose, the risks of sacrificing human values in pursuit of utopia and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy Automation & Utopia - https://amzn.to/3rhiXzL Follow John on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JohnDanaher Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact
Chapters
John Danaher discusses his book on automation and utopia and the impact of technological unemployment on the future of work and human values.
00:00 - 04:16 (04:16)
Summary
John Danaher discusses his book on automation and utopia and the impact of technological unemployment on the future of work and human values.
Episode#291 - John Danaher - What Happens If Robots Automate The World?
PodcastModern Wisdom
While there may not be anything inherently magical or special about humans, some tasks are still difficult to automate.
04:16 - 13:06 (08:50)
Summary
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.