An Example of How Robots Will Augment Not Replace Jobs

From FastCompany: « A hospital introduced a robot to help nurses. They didn’t expect it to be so popular »

That means nurses don’t even have to remember certain tasks that used to be part of their daily job, which is a meaningful way to reduce their cognitive load. “They don’t have to think about telling the robot to do things,” says [Vivian] Chu, who has a PhD in robotics from Georgia Tech.

This kind of optimized offloading will help workers focus on being even more productive. That is, if employers figure that out. [Image credit: FastCompany.]

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