Rage against the government, not the machine

Rage against the government, not the machine

Fastbrick’s robot can lay bricks up to 25 times faster than a human. Photo: Fastbrick All manner of protest, civil disobedience and sabotage is likely unless our politicians return dignity to the growing pool of workers displaced by machines.

The additional wealth likely to be generated by the rise of robots is unquestionably good, but the accompanying social ills of unemployment are unquestionably bad – and must be combatted by the government.

A prime example is the news on Monday of a $2.6 million investment in a company developing ‘ robot bricklayers ‘ in Perth, which was greeted by a fair […]

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