It seems like my profession is a very much at risk for automation like so many blue collar jobs. At least, that is what these people want you to believe.

The article starts out by stating:

Artificial intelligence is threatening worker’s jobs in dozens of different professions, from manufacturing and legal to banking and driving, and many more. Now, it’s time to add programming to that list.

In general, I severely dislike this man's reason for being ridiculously rich and famous, as well as his face.

However I cannot agree more with what he said here. Universal basic income is something that could usher a Star Trek TNG like society, and although there are a billion hurdles to overcome, if it is done right it might just break us free from our self built chains.

I am sure you are not aware of this, but we live in a world where more and more prices you see are not set by human beings, but by computer algorithms. The price of petrol (gas) at the pump is more likely than not set by complicated algorithms that evaluate demand, oil price, season, historical events and several other soft factors to determine how much you should be paying.

Many online stores like Amazon relies on computer algorithms too. It is very clear from this ridiculous example: