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Vol.60
Economic Inequality |
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Mar. 17,2021 |
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It is said that special skills and expertise will no longer be required
in most of our jobs due to the
development of computers and
robots in the near future.
Primary industries,
such as agriculture, fishing,
and forestry, are likely to
continue to rely on manpower,
but the number of people who
work in urban and industrial
areas may be drastically
reduced.
Some of
them can switch to the service
industries, but I am afraid that
most of them will not even get
new jobs. Meanwhile, there may
be a growth in the need for
routinized work, such as
inputting data or pushing single
buttons according to the
instructions of systems made by
a handful of geniuses.
However,
this creates an issue - How we
prepare children for their
future careers. What computers
and robots cannot do are jobs
that require communication
skills based on artistic sense
unique to humans. Such
occupations include doctors,
nurses, lawyers, consultants,
customer services, and welfare
services.
The
economic gap between the rich
and the poor is a social problem
not only in Japan but also all
over the world. However, the
increased presence of computers
and robots will force people to
choose whether to do mindless
work or do intellectual or
communication skill-based jobs
that pay well, which may make
the gap larger.
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