"Your bones will turn to sand. And upon that sand a new God will walk." Dolores in the latest sci-fi TV blockbuster, Westworld.
It may not quite be that bad. But a wall won't keep them out, a new work permit scheme won't stop their freedom of movement.
The rise of the robots could be next year's big story. Ever since the Luddites smashed their first loom, mechanisation has been putting people out of work. But the process is speeding up, accelerating all the time and the next wave could be crashing down, near you, soon.
A variety of new technologies, at their heart, advanced robotics and better, faster, brighter computers. Most agree that it is not yet the "general intelligence" which might lead to the (so far fictional ) ethical conundrum about machine consciousness. Full story...
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It may not quite be that bad. But a wall won't keep them out, a new work permit scheme won't stop their freedom of movement.
The rise of the robots could be next year's big story. Ever since the Luddites smashed their first loom, mechanisation has been putting people out of work. But the process is speeding up, accelerating all the time and the next wave could be crashing down, near you, soon.
A variety of new technologies, at their heart, advanced robotics and better, faster, brighter computers. Most agree that it is not yet the "general intelligence" which might lead to the (so far fictional ) ethical conundrum about machine consciousness. Full story...
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