Hod Lipson: Robots that are "self-aware"

One day, if and when, robots are sophisticated enough to replace manual laborers, I predict that governments will taxes, quotas or some law that would restrict the number the of robots that can be used in the economy. Because if robots replace manual laborers, this would affect employment statistics. regardless of the economic benefits of them. Liberals would definitely stand opposed to the free use of humanoid machines.

Or, when we're at the point where we can comfortably live in a post-scarcity age, most of us will be on welfare.

Explain the post-scarcity thing. The basics of economics is the distribution of scarce resources that is expressed in the supply and demand graph. A post scarcity age I surmise is state that transcends our concept of distribution of goods and services. Humanoid machines may aid in this process, however this would cause unemployment and discouraged workers statistics to rise. Thereby creating a system that would raise worker productivity and widen the gap between rich and poor.

The idea is that we become so efficient that scarcity of resources is no longer a problem, and neither is manufacturing and distributing (due to technological advancements).

This would ultimately lead to a more socialized state. There is no demand for work, but the people need to be fed, so the options are 1) Tax the hell out of the businesses that are most benefitting from this time - 2) Start killing off the population.

I can't see 2) happening, no matter what the conspiracy nuts will say.

I see, so in a post-scarcity age, humaniod machine would be obsolete in a way.

But you didn't shake the box, did ya?

they made the terminator, irobot, matrix movies for no reason

wow

HAhahahahahaha You are f*cking awesome, mate. They grow your food, pick it for you, die young... And you're complaining? Heh. Nice. I mean, you are complaining aren't you?

Amazing.