Artificial intelligence is not only transforming the relationship between humans and tools, but it is also changing the relationship between labor and humans. First and foremost, it is liberating humans from labor. Here, labor refers to physical, repetitive work that sometimes directly threatens human life and health. Thanks to artificial intelligence, humans have reached a point where they no longer need to engage in physical, repetitive, and dangerous "labor." Moreover, if the labor for which one is compensated becomes a means of self-actualization, there could be nothing better. However, when the labor one performs for compensation feels disconnected from or unrelated to self-actualization, then that labor becomes involuntary, and it’s better if the time spent on it is minimized. The remaining time can be used to seek work aligned with self-actualization, or to study and train for it. This is what we call the liberation of labor.
For those who might say this sounds too idealistic, let me give an example: MailLab's AI-based urban micro-fulfillment service allows workers to freely choose their working hours and location while providing them with sufficient economic compensation and welfare. The latter is due to high productivity, and the former stems from flexible working conditions. Furthermore, individuals can be free from traditional labor organizations because those working in such environments are free to choose how much time they invest, rather than being bound by rigid specialization or division of labor. Of course, developing fulfillment robots and AI technology requires a high level of expertise, but it does not demand strict adherence to division of labor alone.
About the author Dr. Phil Yang: Chairman of CKT Group; CEO of MAILab; China Qingdao Municipal Government Economic Ambassador; Advisor, Tsinghua University Foundation, China; Adjunct Professor, Tsinghua University, China; International President of Jilin Vocational University, China; New York State University, Korea Branch, Chair Professor; Director, Konkuk University's Chinese Enterprise Research Institute.
MAILab www.mailab.co.kr: MAILab commercializes AI solutions for quarantine, security and safety with QSS integrated solution based on its own engine i2Brain, Vision AI Framework, MEGA Image AI Platform, and MEGA Industrial AI Platform through engineering and marketing organizations in the United States, Canada, China and India. MAILab offers Industrial AI such as QSS Integrated Solution, Medical AI such as congenital heart disease algorithm, Logistic AI such as Robotic AI Fulfillment Service, Beauty AI for sales and production of skin care and makeup products.
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