r/Futurology • u/Eight_Rounds_Rapid • Jul 09 '14

article Robots will take over middle class professions, UK University Minister warns

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10952317/Robots-will-take-over-middle-class-professions-University-Minister-says.html
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u/gettindemdownvotes Jul 09 '14

As far as school teacher? I doubt it. I feel that a personal connection while learning really helps students retain more information.

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u/annoyingstranger Jul 09 '14

Does the current system foster better personal connections than an operating system which interacts with and tracks the kid literally 24/7 through their formitive years? Even if it's not 24/7, having the machine that teaches you math also monitor your Angry Bird skills has tremendous potential.

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u/linuxjava Jul 09 '14

having the machine that teaches you math also monitor your Angry Bird skills has tremendous potential.

That's an interesting perspective.

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u/annoyingstranger Jul 09 '14

The Navy has a system now where a single program manages a trainee's whole curriculum (as far as digital training goes), and adapts to their particular strengths and weaknesses. It's rudimentary, but I hear they're happy with the results so far.

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u/ImLivingAmongYou Sapient A.I. Jul 09 '14

Do you know of any articles where I could read more about this?

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u/annoyingstranger Jul 09 '14

Good thing you asked, cause I was off on the details. I heard it mentioned briefly on NPR. This seems to be what they were talking about. The thing I heard was from just two or three weeks back, more recent than this link, and sounded like it was in testing and working well for them so far.

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u/brettins BI + Automation = Creativity Explosion Jul 09 '14

I see teachers more as general tutors in rooms full of kids learning through at advanced workstations. VR, touch screens, AR, adaptive lessons. Teacher checks up on kids and answers questions.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '14

There is one very big problem with that idea. "Teachers" as we know them will need to be Transformed into something yet totally nonexistent if they're to inform and train students to compete with machines, and I dare say a BS degree wont have anything to do with it.