Class Discussion The New Robotic Era

Robotic Era increases capitalism. Advancement in automation and artificial intelligence bring greater wealth to those that have the capital to invest. Competition is created as those with the money to invest, begin to monopolize the market

Robotic Revolution multiplies human productivity and output
e.g. Robots replace blue-collar and white collar workers: Manufacturing, retail, transportation, food service, banking,  robot assisted surgeries, customer service, administrative, self-driven cars (I'll stop now)

Development of Colonial Robotic Empires - warehouses that keep the inventory of robots charging overnight to start a 12 hour work day

Robotic civilization asserts superiority over others - People cannot compete with artificial intelligence, we look to robots for advice

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