Could a robot take your job?

[urban.spaceman]

1 minute ago, kenny said:

Our whole way of living is based on the premise that you are protected by someone's actions in law.

Was. 

[kenny]

7 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Was. 

Eh?

[leicsmac]

23 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

We've seen enough sci-fi films to know that's not going to happen.

 

More likely we carry on this trajectory where the poor get poorer and the rich richer. 

 

 Nothing suggests we're suddenly going to become a kind society.

 

The technology used in Gaza will be made mainstream and used on citizens. The UK being one of the early adopters. It's already happening we just don't know it yet.

 

Eg facial recognition in shops already affecting innocent people. Drones used to spy on innocent citizens for really minor potential offences. The government can now help itself to money from your bank account. Next it will be businesses helping themselves. We have already got rid of the judicial system for many offences and innocent people are being charged for crimes they didn't commit as there is no avenue to appeal. 

 

Those in charge want citizens to go to sleep afraid of bills and wake up afraid. 

As much as this may be true, it's either keep pushing for a change away from that paradigm or give up and be at least in part responsible for the consequences that ensue for everyone, present and future. 

[kingcarr21]

48 minutes ago, kenny said:

Eh?

replace Is with Was

[kenny]

6 minutes ago, kingcarr21 said:

replace Is with Was

Has something happened to change the rule of law in the UK?

 

Must have missed it!

[kingcarr21]

2 minutes ago, kenny said:

Has something happened to change the rule of law in the UK?

 

Must have missed it!

I only commented due to you putting Eh. As if you didnt understand what he meant. 

 

Heres me thinking i was being helpful  

[NAKC20]

4 hours ago, Raj said:

Listened to LBC last night featuring ex Dragons Den Piers Linney who basically said in the next 10 years 80% of jobs will be Ai and we need to start thinking about what jobs(If any!) we can do.

Glad i'm at the end of my career not the beginning as it all sounds utterly depressing.

Already putting thoughts into my lads head who is 12 to be a plumber but my daughter gets her GCSE results tomorrow so god knows what shes going to do...

 

What has your 12 year old done to you to deserve that

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

3 hours ago, Tommy G said:

And more expensive. 

 

Yeah I think thats why he said paying a premium

[bovril]

Yes but would possibly give it back after a week

[Bellend Sebastian]

Surely I'm not the first to ask, which robot:

 

R2D2 : As if, the bleeping twat

Robbie: Hopeless

C3P0: Possibly

T1000: Tearing humans a new arsehole may be seen as a useful skill but ultimately not conducive to a management role

Cylons: As above

Metal Mickey: Absolute joker

Tin Man: Spineless, would cry on the job

K9: Get real

Bender: Best of the lot

[Bellend Sebastian]

Marvin the Paranoid Android basically is me, so sorting out a job share to give me more leisure time

[whoareyaaa]

I got ai (chatgpt) to build a betting prediction model using various stats like Xg/Xga and many other things..

 

Tested it last night in league one and two games got every prediction wrong apart from 1  

 

It is tracking every game and updating stats as the season goes on so going to see if it improves over time

Edited 20 August 2025 by whoareyaaa

[Unabomber]

I’m a robot repair man so I doubt it 

[whoareyaaa]

Back on topic they have been taking jobs for a long time from manufacturing, automation and now things like self checkout.. I don't think much more is possible that would have a big effect it will just gradually get more advanced, obviously ai is now a threat for programmers and such so I guess it will have an impact on this sector just like it did with manufacturing 

Edited 20 August 2025 by whoareyaaa

[Greg2607]

22 hours ago, whoareyaaa said:

Back on topic they have been taking jobs for a long time from manufacturing, automation and now things like self checkout.. I don't think much more is possible that would have a big effect it will just gradually get more advanced, obviously ai is now a threat for programmers and such so I guess it will have an impact on this sector just like it did with manufacturing 

Any and all call centre environments.  AI can already hold realistic phone calls with people. 

 

Expect nearly all customer service jobs in the future to have ai as a first interaction. 

 

Expect almost all driving jobs to go the same way. 

 

all analytical jobs. 

 

All research jobs.... 

 

Most Legal Jobs

 

Underwriting jobs

 

Actuarial jobs.... 

 

Marketing and Communication Jobs

 

Copywriting. 

 

Authors and Journalists.... 

 

Basically.... MOST of the white collar jobs will be displaced. 

 

Albeit, they might evolve into something different and people will adapt... But the jobs market as we know it, will be unrecognisable in a decade at most. 

Edited 21 August 2025 by Greg2607

[SpacedX]

1 hour ago, Greg2607 said:

all analytical jobs. 

 

All research jobs.... 

 

Not true. 

 

AI is rapidly changing the landscape of research, but it's more likely to transform the role of researcher rather than eliminate it. Embracing AI as a tool to enhance human capabilities and focusing on developing the uniquely human skills needed to thrive in this new era will be key for postdoctoral researchers to succeed in the future. The future will involve human-AI collaboration. AI can automate repetitive and mundane tasks such as data analysis. pattern recognition and literature reviews and assist in the development of methodology. However, AI currently lacks human intuition, creativity, and ethical judgment, all of which are essential for tasks such as experimental design, interpreting complex real-world applied results, particularly in the behavioural sciences, and forming novel research questions. For the researchers of the future, it is imperative that they embrace AI leveraging AI tools to augment their work, focusing on skills that AI cannot yet replicate. AI tools can accelerate peer review and help scientists publish their research faster, ensuring that their findings are shared while they're still relevant and thus boosting research impact. However, currently, AI can’t truly improve itself in an autonomous, creative way and pointedly, it has no innate conception of what’s right or wrong, it processes probabilities as opposed to morals or deeper understanding. 

 

 

[Parafox]

I continue to be pleasantly amazed at the knowledge, intelligence and intellect on this forum.

 

(Mostly) 

[Greg2607]

5 minutes ago, SpacedX said:

Not true. 

 

AI is rapidly changing the landscape of research, but it's more likely to transform the role of researcher rather than eliminate it. Embracing AI as a tool to enhance human capabilities and focusing on developing the uniquely human skills needed to thrive in this new era will be key for postdoctoral researchers to succeed in the future. The future will involve human-AI collaboration. AI can automate repetitive and mundane tasks such as data analysis. pattern recognition and literature reviews and assist in the development of methodology. However, AI currently lacks human intuition, creativity, and ethical judgment, all of which are essential for tasks such as experimental design, interpreting complex real-world applied results, particularly in the behavioural sciences, and forming novel research questions. For the researchers of the future, it is imperative that they embrace AI leveraging AI tools to augment their work, focusing on skills that AI cannot yet replicate. AI tools can accelerate peer review and help scientists publish their research faster, ensuring that their findings are shared while they're still relevant and thus boosting research impact. However, currently, AI can’t truly improve itself in an autonomous, creative way and pointedly, it has no innate conception of what’s right or wrong, it processes probabilities as opposed to morals or deeper understanding. 

 

 

Sure, I almost caveated it with, it probably doesn't apply to proper scientific research. 

 

I was referring more to roles in industry, where people are employed to provide market research, product research, competitor research etc. 

[SpacedX]

21 minutes ago, Greg2607 said:

Sure, I almost caveated it with, it probably doesn't apply to proper scientific research. 

 

I was referring more to roles in industry, where people are employed to provide market research, product research, competitor research etc. 

You did say "all research jobs". But yes, I am inclined to agree. 

[Zear0]

I am staggered at the practicalities of it already given it's such a new technology. We did some work with a power utility recently where we used a local version of Llama on their maintenance archives to identify common causes of defects. Given the utilities records went back to the 30s, and huge quantities of it were hand typed, it was able to take all the data and provide a phenomenally accurate model utilising reliability centred maintenance to significantly reduce their engineering schedule and remove a swathes of activities (and recommend new ones).

 

To this day I'm kicking myself for undercharging as it saved them an absolute fortune. 

[whoareyaaa]

3 hours ago, Greg2607 said:

Any and all call centre environments.  AI can already hold realistic phone calls with people. 

 

Expect nearly all customer service jobs in the future to have ai as a first interaction. 

 

Expect almost all driving jobs to go the same way. 

 

all analytical jobs. 

 

All research jobs.... 

 

Most Legal Jobs

 

Underwriting jobs

 

Actuarial jobs.... 

 

Marketing and Communication Jobs

 

Copywriting. 

 

Authors and Journalists.... 

 

Basically.... MOST of the white collar jobs will be displaced. 

 

Albeit, they might evolve into something different and people will adapt... But the jobs market as we know it, will be unrecognisable in a decade at most. 

Can't see that happening anytime soon maybe in 50 years

[Zear0]

1 minute ago, whoareyaaa said:

Can't see that happening anytime soon maybe in 50 years

Technology aside, I, and many others, love driving and I agree it won't be phased out.

Edited 21 August 2025 by Zear0

[Trav Le Bleu]

On 20/08/2025 at 16:58, Bellend Sebastian said:

Surely I'm not the first to ask, which robot:

 

R2D2 : As if, the bleeping twat

Robbie: Hopeless

C3P0: Possibly

T1000: Tearing humans a new arsehole may be seen as a useful skill but ultimately not conducive to a management role

Cylons: As above

Metal Mickey: Absolute joker

Tin Man: Spineless, would cry on the job

K9: Get real

Bender: Best of the lot

Kiss my shiny metal ass!

[Trav Le Bleu]

2 hours ago, Parafox said:

I continue to be pleasantly amazed at the knowledge, intelligence and intellect on this forum.

 

(Mostly) 

Artificial 

[Trav Le Bleu]

On 20/08/2025 at 18:30, Unabomber said:

I’m a robot repair man so I doubt it