Humans Need Not Apply Essay

In “Humans Need Not Apply” the narrator asserts that increased machine use is better for humans and allows them to specialize. However, in our lives we can see machines replacing humans. For example, the self-checkout line at a grocery store or the creation of new transportation machinery. Both have caused people to become obsolete in these fields. There is a viewpoint that the mechanical minds will allow humans to focus more on creative jobs. The narrator goes on to assert that robots are just as capable – if not more – than humans to make creative work and that there cannot be an economy based on artwork. These are philosophical questions; however, it is fair to state that it is not possible to have an economy based in art. This being said, it is feasible that customer service jobs will still be important. People are social and many of them enjoy being waited on and talking to other people. Some companies may work to replace the service industry people but this will fail. Some of the charm of diners and restaurants is being waited on. Of course, I do not deny that these jobs can be replaced with machines; however, I don’t see this being successful.
I believe this could be used to be a potential solution to alleviate fear as well as help people to understand it is not their fault. Leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King and Thomas Paine have shown their support for the basic guaranteed income in providing for each human and in eliminating poverty. In order to keep the economy functioning properly with the increased machine workers, it is necessary to give humans the money to spend. Keeping the flow of money will keep the economy intact and if humans are no longer working for a basic income – it may even improve