[bioh42_2]

It doesn't reduce the demand for high-end jobs, it might reduce the demand for the currently large variety of high-end jobs.

I agree with you, but I had to read that sentence three times to realize that.

I think what we agree on, is that a lot of white-collar jobs which often require higher education, are actually fairly easily automated.

A few white-collar jobs however would require strong AI to automate.

But perhaps we don't agree that the first one is "a lot" and the second relatively "few"?

[nickpinkston]

It must be admitted that while-collar is replaceable, and often more so. Accountants could be mostly eliminated if we had a sane tax structure and automated/standardized banking/transaction standards. Ex: when I buy coffee using my business card in a city I'm not living in - that's definitely a business expense.

Primary care doctors are already just fancied-up mechanics is most cases, and robotic surgery is getting pretty good!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1322098/Patient-pr...