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Star Trek episode explored job displacement by automation

A Mastodon post references a Star Trek episode from 58 years ago that explored job displacement by automation. The episode, "The Ultimate Computer," featured a computer designed to automate ship operations, leading to Captain Kirk being replaced. A quote from Dr. McCoy highlights the human tendency to sympathize with others losing jobs to machines, but not when it affects one's own employment. AI

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    The TOS episode “The Ultimate Computer” aired 58 years ago. The Enterprise is chosen to test a computer which automates ship operations and Kirk finds himself b

    The TOS episode “The Ultimate Computer” aired 58 years ago. The Enterprise is chosen to test a computer which automates ship operations and Kirk finds himself being replaced. At one point McCoy remarks: > We’re all sorry for the other guy when he loses his job to a machine. When …