South Korean “Google” Naver Unleashes 100 Robo-Slaves
Lazy Work Replaced by Tireless Bots
Well, well, well. If it isn’t another tech firm pulling the ol’ automation card and patting themselves on the back for it. Naver, the wannabe Google of South Korea, opened a new second HQ called Naver 1784, subtle nod to the Industrial Revolution. As if their innovative bragging wasn’t enough already, they’ve filled the place with 100 autonomous droids. The company decided human meatbags clearly weren’t cutting it in the productivity department.
Implications of The Inevitable Robot Uprising
The implications of autonomous technology are as obvious as the lack of originality in Naver’s search engine. Menial jobs will find themselves out the backdoor faster than a teenager sneaking out to a party. Efficiency will rise, which companies will tout as a victory, while conveniently forgetting the inevitable job losses. Today, it’s the office environment in Naver 1784 (or shall we name it ‘Wall-E’s wet dream’), tomorrow – who knows, maybe the world could be run by a more organized legion of robots.
Hot Take: The Robotocalypse is Coming
Let’s get real. As fancy, shiny and futuristic as those 100 autonomous grunt workers might be, remember – for every job a robot does, there’s one less paycheque for a human. And sure, the lucky few might get trained in operation or enter the exciting world of bot-maintenance, but will that really offset the tidal wave of job losses? Not likely. And while human error is virtually eliminated, let’s not forget who programmed these robots in the first place. They were designed by us humans, we error-ridden simpletons. So, brace yourselves people, for the tide of automation is unstoppable and the robotocalypse is nigh. Good luck, you’ll need it.
Original article:https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/01/korean-internet-giant-naver-explores-robotics-ai-and-autonomous-driving/