We have been hearing about the Perils of Automation, Computers, and Artificial Intelligence for decades now.. People say that "The computers are going to take all of the Jobs", this has not happened as swiftly as many expected, however it has certainly happened, and it is soon to become a much more Substantial factor.
The next wave of Commerce, is Conversational. Customers, will spend much of their time, Speaking to voice assistants like Alexa and Siri, and with Text messaging with Smart AI Bots. These assistants and Bots, will be able to help the consumer with Everything including : ['Customer Service', 'Sales', 'Shipping and Logistics',' Returns and Cancellations'], Everything that a human sales rep, or customer service rep does today ,the Bots will do in a few years.
According to one Technology Insider , AI and smart assistants will replace 50% + of all Jobs within the next decade :
"These are things that are superhuman, and we think this will be in every industry, will probably replace 50 percent of human jobs, create a huge amount of wealth for mankind and wipe out poverty," Lee said, later adding that he expected that displacement to occur in the next 10 years. " - Kai-Fu Lee, founder of venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures and a top voice on tech in China.
Other estimates go as high as 80%.
In any case, we can fully expect a Future that does not Involve many available Jobs. Unless job seekers, are capable of Creating Software, or Maintaining computer hardware, there is a good chance that they will be unemployable.
Some type of Universal Basic Income, will soon no longer be a nice idea, it will be a Necessity.
Personally I think that, the following rights should be given to all humans (Safe & Comfortable housing, Clean & Healthy food, Clean drinking water, Clean Electricity, High speed internet, Life long education, Healthcare)
In order to provide all of these Rights, to all humans, I propose the following strategy :
Subsidized Residences will in essence replace the Fed, and Big Fossil Fuel, while simultaneously eliminating Poverty.
What are your thoughts?
