According to Tech Crunch, some opinions say that most of the work, except for special positions, will be done by AI and machinery. On the contrary, many people believe that machines will take care of repetitive, heavy tasks, while humans will switch to new jobs arising from the explosion of technology.
Evidence from history has supported the second scenario. The World Economic Forum predicts that while 92 million jobs will be replaced by current technology trends, up to 170 million new jobs will be created. However, this inevitably makes many unskilled workers worried, especially those who do not have access to advanced training in AI or machine learning.
Amazon has revealed part of the answer when introducing the vulcan robot - a machine that can "feel" and is designed to gradually replace warehouse workers in heavy work. vulcan can pick up goods from high and low positions, reducing the burden on humans. warehouse staff are now mainly responsible for taking items in medium positions or products that robots cannot process.
Amazon stressed that the deployment of robots does not mean a complete cut in human labor. In contrast, the company is training a small group of warehouse employees to become robot maintenance technicians. According to Amazon, robots are now present in 75% of orders and have since created hundreds of new jobs such as robot floor supervisors or on-site maintenance engineers. At the same time, the company also implemented a training program so that some employees can take on new roles related to this technology.
However, Amazon does not expect all unskilled workers to become robot technicians, because not everyone has the ability or desire to follow that path. In fact, there is still little clear evidence about the future of unskilled workers in a world where robots do most of their work.
However, a hypothetical scenario is that instead of traditional jobs such as sales staff or chefs, humans will monitor automated systems and operate robots as they used to learn to use computers. However, it is not ruled out that a future completely dominated by robots will hardly become a reality, when most of the work in retail, restaurants or transportation still requires humans for decades to come.
