In the News (Smithsonian.com [1]): “There’s nothing new about worrying that machines will take our jobs. …
“According to a Pew Internet Survey released last week, more than two-thirds of Americans think that within 50 years, most jobs will be done by robots or computers—although the vast majority conveniently thought that won’t happen with their own jobs.
“No matter how this plays out, it’s pretty clear that machines will be handling more and more work, particularly now that increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence is enabling them to take on mental task too. And that is raising a big question: When machines dominate the work world, what are all the people they replace going to do for money?
“Remarkably, one idea starting to gain traction is known as universal basic income [2] (UBI). It’s a simple, if somewhat radical concept—each citizen of a country would receive a monthly check from the government, no matter how much money you make and without any strings attached. …
“The truth is that no one knows how people will respond.”
My Comment: I believe that without general education [3], people will deteriorate in every possible way. Not securing your own food is the most unnatural situation in material existence.
In such cases in wealthy families, there is compulsory education, a system of strict education and work. How will this work according to the desire of the masses?
Kabbalah [4] believes that general information and education that leads to connection and unity with nature and society into a single whole are obligatory throughout a person’s life. This is a compulsory process which society, the nation, and especially the United Nations must take upon themselves; because it is specifically with this that they should be involved.
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Related Material:
Robots Will Leave People Without Jobs [5]
An Unconditional Basic Income [6]
By 2018 Robots Will Replace Office Workers [7]