Robotics.
So, I'd like to close of my GNR blog posts series with the topic I'm most interested in - the field of robotics. From childhood to adulthood I've always had a strong vested interest in the automation of things and machines that look and act like humans. It's only recently that I've taken interest in robots as a possible future career because I strongly believe that this coming decade will see the rise of the artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of labour will depend heavily on strong AI. Robotics will have a deep impact on society on all levels -if not already. I could talk about this stuff all day long, but I'll spare everyone superfluous digressions on the subject and maybe just focus on key things to keep an eye out for. In a recent TED Talk, economist and MIT professor Andrew Mcafee described a curious case of economic disruption taking place in America today. He noted that despite having recovered from the "Great Recession", the average