Lose the fear of automation

To lose the fear of automation you have to know it. Automation is the new engine of the Industrial Revolution 2.0. It is no longer the future that awaits us, it is the present, the software that facilitates our current work is already running. We have adopted computing as the native language of the new generations; those belonging to the generation that grew up playing ball have had to update.

Today, we all carry a mobile device with more technology than we thought we had in the 70s or 80s, we have embraced this tool as a facilitator of our daily lives. In the last 10 years, robotization/automation has been the target of analysis and criticism by the fierce detractors and followers of the Luddite heritage.

Literature and cinema have not done good propaganda for technology, where dystopian futures are sometimes shown, where the abuse of mechanization and technologization end up disrupting the essence of humans, transforming us into beings lacking freedom and Will.

Take the vices of power to extremes, such as dictatorships, monopolies, censorship, slavery; evidently they will not lead us to land safely as a human species. To take that evolutionary leap where reason hand in hand with technology brings us comfort, prosperity, decent jobs, free time, health, etc.

That jobs go toward automation does not directly imply that this translates into higher unemployment. Throughout history, in the different industrial revolutions, a large number of jobs were lost, but together new needs were formed in the market and, therefore, new labor roles.

There is part of society that strongly opposes change, due to the alleged dangers that the adoption of technology as the engine of our economies and our society may have. One of the main objections he has is the fear of losing jobs to humans, which would be replaced by machines.

In a certain way, the fear of losing work due to automation is based on historical reality, when before agriculture was in the hands of many people who worked in the fields; or in manufacturing, same situation. When mechanization and automation appeared, labor had to be dispensed with.

But today, we have greater specialization, the workforce has been qualified, there is greater purchasing power, globalization has made it possible for us to be aware of the situation in other countries. In good accounts, we have overcome certain barriers that ignorance had us engulfed.

That jobs go toward automation does not directly imply that this translates into higher unemployment. Throughout history, in the different industrial revolutions, a large number of jobs were lost, but together new needs were formed in the market and, therefore, new labor roles.

Training and preparation are fundamental pieces when facing labor modernity. Automation and technological innovations have changed the landscape, where production efficiency has increased and the working day has been reduced.

The World Economic Forum states that by 2022 more than 50 million jobs would be created, and in contrast, the sale of automation robots continues to rise. The role of states and companies will be essential to prevent people from becoming unemployed and marginalized from the new technological society.

This new technological society not only watches over efficiency and productivity, it is also concerned about training, given that in order to obtain favorable balances and move forward on the path of progress, it is essential to have the expertise and preparation of the personnel that you will have in your hands. the use and action of these new tools that the markets are already using.

The technological revolution is already in its progress and in its process, the production model today is different, the labor market is changing; It is the task of all the actors to be a conscious part of the change, we are all involved to a greater or lesser extent. We can no longer be on the sidelines, we can get excellent results from technological innovations, we all benefit, but it is "without resting on our laurels".