Have computers killed specialization?

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Mark Saintonge

PencilJazz Architectural Design
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Answered on October 4th, 2018

No. But computers have replaced a huge number of job opportunities. Specialization is even more intense than ever. Which is not generally a good thing. These days, doctors have such a narrow perspective on a specific part of the body that they don't know much about the totality of the patient, which leads to misguided diagnosis.  Furthermore, the remaining jobs don't pay well because they don't require valuable skills to perform. Humans are fast becoming unnecessary to industry. Yes, we should worry about this. 80 percent of all jobs lost in the USA have been lost due to automation, NOT because of outsourcing. This is why Republican job policy is not going to help the job prospects in any substantial way. They are trying to solve a new modern problem with old irrelevant strategies.


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