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The AI Revolution: Time to Let Real Robots Do Robotic Work?
By Richard Golian18 April 2025 Castellano Slovenčina
A few days ago, I posted this on social media:
"I heard an idea that stuck with me: Agricultural, industrial & digital revolutions made humans more like robots. The #AI revolution might finally let real robots do robotic work— so we can get back to being human. Not such a crazy thought."
The idea that artificial intelligence could, paradoxically, liberate us from robotic work imposed on us by past revolutions doesn’t always land well with everyone. One commenter replied:
"Somewhat absurd logic. If labour had humanized apes, do I understand correct that handing labour over to robots would return humankind back down among the apes?"
To which I responded:
"The revolutions turned most jobs into repetitive tasks—operators, accountants, salespeople. Before, beyond getting food, we did music, art, sex. I don’t get what the apes have to do with it."
And I got this reply:
"'I don’t get what the apes have to do with it.' Everything. Before we hand all the bullshit work over to the machines, we will cease being able to do everything that differentiates us apart from the apes..."
This exchange struck a chord with me—enough that I’m writing this post. Let’s unpack it.
What do I mean by saying that “the agricultural, industrial, and digital revolutions made our work robotic”?
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