I'll add it keeps getting unreal......
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/sadness-beauty-watching-googles-ai-play-go/
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/sadness-beauty-watching-googles-ai-play-go/
Japanese Insurance company replaces workers with AI - IBM Watson
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Here is a thread I started about four years ago on technology killing jobs. A lot of our regulars posted in it; if you want to go back and see if your views have changed or if they are about the same.
http://www.tidefans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190209&highlight=Technology
http://www.tidefans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190209&highlight=Technology
Being an accountant and serving in different roles within the accounting spectrum (Controller, Accounting Manager, Sr. Accountant, Staff Accountant etc.).This topic of conversation has started to pop up more and more in my field. The more staff under me that gets cut out. The less valuable I become. Currently I've got six accountants, three A/P clerks and one fixed asset clerk who directly report to me. A lot of my work is review, analysis, and approvals. I could see many facets AI could replace the staff I have now. The only thing is in accounting/audit/financial world etc. People reviewing, approving and auditing their own work is highly, highly frowned upon. Will corporations be comfortable with one entity like "WATSON" having that much overlap with accounting functions, approval processes etc.? Will independent regulators? Will it impact GAAP, GAAS etc.? All questions that will have to be addressed as this gets closer to a reality in my field.
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Probably going to be the biggest problem to solve in the next 100yrs. We may already be close to that 30% number lost due to automation. Every cries about all the "jobs" lost overseas, but US manufacturing output is at an all time high.
I think that companies would jump at the chance. For some reason the world has become used to computers screwing up. There isn't any real accountability when the speed auto traders tank the market. Someone high up just says "Oops, computer program went bad. Sorry." My feeling is when there is no person to point a finger at companies will be much happier because it is easier to attribute mistakes to things that aren't malfeasance. Bad code is easier to deal with than bad intentions.
I'm sure there are. There are people in every company who want to cut expenses at all cost. But you will also have those within that same company asking the type questions I am asking. You will also have regulatory agencies that a lot of publicly traded companies and municipalities answer to who will be asking the same type of questions and more. I'm not saying ultimately AI won't penetrate the offices of the accounting and finance department (if it hasn't already on some level). But it won't to the degree we're talking about without a lot of scrutiny before simply waiving the white flag.
New McKinsey study released saying that people like me need to chill, not going to be so bad
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/...-some-fear-new-report-says.html?smid=re-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/...-some-fear-new-report-says.html?smid=re-share
The robot would've knocked out Drago in the first round.meh, it's just another moral panic resurrected from the 80's
While robots, or AI if you prefer, are advancing faster than many prefer, they are at present limited in their ability to troubleshoot and repair themselves or others of their kind. So if you are looking for a job in a rapidly growing field, make it AI technology programming and repair.
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