gauging the challenge

This reading was probably a reading that had my mind jumping back and forth. I understand why people would think that with the way technology is advancing, there would be no jobs. I also see how people see the opposite. I am not quite sure which side I am on at the moment. It is true, that the more technology grows, more jobs are going to be created to be able to accommodate the building of parts and to run diagnostics on the machine. Can technology surpass us? Will it? I am not quite sure. I guess it is possible. According to the reading “Microsoft founder Bill Gates has observed the trend also and believes it’s greatly underappreciated: “Software substitution, whether it’s for drivers or waiters or nurses  - it’s progressing,” He also went on to say “Technology over time will reduce demand for jobs…. Twenty years from now, labor demand for lots of skill sets will be substantially lower. I don’t think people have that in their mental model.”

Another snippet in the reading states “in 1997 a computer could beat the world’s greatest chess player yet could not physically move the pieces on the board. But again, the technology need only time, a few more doublings of power. The skills of physical work are also not immune to the advance of infotech."

We are living in a very technologically driven world and in my opinion we will just have to see what the future holds.