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EnomLee t1_japu1z5 wrote

Reply to comment by IdealAudience in Figure: One robot for every human on the planet. by GodOfThunder101

Good call. If advancement in robotics outpaces artificial intelligence, remote operation by humans would be the best way to close the gap.

The downside would be that professions that previously were safe in their local cities or states would now have to compete at the national, or maybe even international level with other people. Why hire your local plumber or electrician when you can have the best plumbers and electricians in the country instead?

It would be a lot like watching local newspapers decline while the big national papers survive. Or watching video rental chains get replaced by online streaming. Or watching mom & pop stores driven out of business by big box stores and online shopping.

It's a big game of musical chairs, and every new innovation takes another seat out of the game.

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blueSGL t1_jaq2ray wrote

> compete at the national, or maybe even international level

speed of light hasn't changed. Networks get better throughput but latency remains.

For work where you need to have dexterity and reflexes locally piloted will be better. (though not everything will need that level of feedback)

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