Robots and the Cloud Will Steal Jobs From Thais, Kazakhs

[Pib]

21 Oct 15 News story from Bloomberg News...a partial quote/snapshot from the article is below. Read full article here.

Here's the latest challenge facing Asia's slowing economies: technology.

Robots, 3D printers and cloud networks will steal jobs in Asia with workers in Thailand and Kazakhstan facing the highest risk, according to a new study.

About 28 percent of regular wage jobs in Kazakhstan, 26 percent in Thailand, 21 percent in Indonesia and Pakistan, and 20 percent in the Philippines are at high risk of disappearing as technology displaces workers, the Asian Development Bank said in areport Tuesday. Including temporary wage and informal self-employment, the estimates would be two to three times higher.

[gamini]

I've seen a prototype robot burger maker. It is voice activated and will make your burger after you put the appropriate money in a slot. apparently it can mmake them at a very fast rate. Think of the jobs that this could take away.

[stoneyboy]

No way robots won't be granted work permits.

[elgordo38]

No way robots won't be granted work permits.

Robotics and 3D printing will level the playing fields around the world. The USA will no longer have to buy cheap crap from China they can make it as cheap or cheaper in the USA no shipping involved. All big business has to do now is get Americans to work for $10 a day to level the labor playing field as well. If there is a heaven I hope the ones coming after me can keep me up to date. Should be pretty interesting in another decade or two darnit I will be gone but then I figure pensions will be gone to. There will be the 1% super rich and the 99% unwashed masses. Soylent Green here we come.

[Happy Grumpy]

Are they any good at giving oil massages?

The economy could be in real trouble.