PBS Newshour: In ‘second machine age’ of robots, it’s time for humans to get creative

[Lady Freedom Returns]

Robotic technology is increasingly infiltrating our everyday world, and as robots become more capable of human labor, people will likely have to develop new skills for new jobs. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Erik Brynjolfsson and Andy McAfee, who argue in their new book, "The Second Machine Age," that we are facing a radical new industrial revolution.

Watch full story @ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/second-machine-age-will-require-more-human-creativity/

[Notafraidtoo]

1. Do they really think we will tolerate 50% unemployment.

Wealthy investors seem to think we will sit on our hands and keep spending when there isn't any jobs.

[Egalitarian Thug]

2. We should be preparing for this because the changes are coming, regardless of what we

may or may not want. The change will require a complete re-work of our economic and social systems and that doesn't bode well for the have-everythings.

If we don't address this soon, the results of the transformation will be really ugly.