Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 349 [The entire internet is in an uproar]

Tens of thousands of people are discussing in various online forums and chat groups which jobs the Flowing Star Language robot will replace, worrying that their jobs might be taken by the robot, and wanting to know which companies have signed agreements with Likang Technology.

Although it's just a rumor, everyone knows there's no smoke without fire.

Some people think this is just a rumor, but often the rumors that people see are far ahead of the truth.

Anxiety is rampant among countless netizens across the internet.

Over the weekend, a new piece of news emerged. It is said that an insider leaked a list of the specific industries of the companies that signed the agreement, as well as a detailed list of which industries the Liuguang Xingyu robot will enter and which jobs it will take.

This industry list went viral online as soon as it was released, with countless people checking to see if their job title was on the list.

Entertainment and related fields: Front desk receptionists, waiters, technicians and other positions will be replaced. Liuguang Xingyu can be highly customized according to consumer preferences and needs, providing personalized service experiences and lower prices.

Human customer service: Online and telephone customer service positions will be replaced. Liuguang Xingyu can quickly respond to customer issues and provide standardized services.

Hotel catering: Front desk receptionists, waiters and other positions will be replaced, while Liuguang Xingyu can provide 24-hour uninterrupted service with stable service quality.

Retailers and supermarkets: Positions such as shopping mall sales assistants and cashiers will be replaced, and Liuguang Xingyu can provide personalized shopping suggestions to improve customer satisfaction.

Nursing and healthcare: Positions such as nursing assistants and nurses in hospitals and nursing homes will be replaced, and Liuguang Xingyu will be able to perform daily care, monitor vital signs, and other tasks.

Rehabilitation therapy: Some of the work of rehabilitation therapists will be replaced, and Liuguang Xingyu can provide standardized rehabilitation training to reduce the burden on manpower.

Education sector: Some of the work of teachers will be replaced. Liuguang Xingyu can perform basic teaching, tutor students, grade homework, answer students' questions in real time, and provide personalized learning suggestions.

Manufacturing: Most jobs on factory assembly lines will be replaced by Flowing Star Language, which can perform high-precision and high-intensity repetitive operations, greatly improving production efficiency.

Quality Inspection: Quality inspection positions will be replaced, as Liuguang Xingyu can perform high-precision inspections, reducing human error.

Banking and Finance: Some bank counter work will be replaced. Liuguang Xingyu can handle daily deposit, withdrawal, and transfer transactions. Some basic financial data analysis work will be replaced. Liuguang Xingyu can quickly process large amounts of data and provide preliminary analysis reports.

Administrative clerks: Jobs such as office clerks and administrative assistants will be replaced. These positions usually involve a lot of repetitive work and are easily replaced by automation and intelligent systems.

Logistics and food delivery: The jobs of logistics deliverymen and food delivery riders will be replaced, and Liuguang Xingyu can handle the last mile delivery work.

Warehouse Management: Warehouse managers will be replaced, and Liuguang Xingyu will be able to handle tasks such as moving and inventorying goods.

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The list, allegedly leaked by an insider, covers 13 industries and includes 87 different job categories. All industries or jobs on the list will be replaced by the Flowing Star Language simulation robot.

Goodness, this has completely and utterly caused an uproar across the entire internet.

Tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, of netizens saw this list that was going viral and felt like the sky was falling.

Because the scope of the attack is so broad, it's definitely an area-of-effect (AOE) attack, and it covers 87 different job categories, most of which are low- to mid-level positions, meaning that the number of people involved is even larger. Many netizens saw that their jobs were among them.

Unsurprisingly, this matter met with fierce opposition from the entire internet. Zhou Chengyang knew that in this "good cop, bad cop" drama, the government agency was supposed to step in and uphold justice. Xiao Yu also separated Lingjing Technology, only acting as a technology provider, while brand operation and sales were handled by Likang Technology.

Obviously, Mr. Zhou has to take the blame and play the villain, bearing the brunt of all the online criticism.

If they hadn't been criticized and unwilling to take the blame, Likang Technology would never have become so incredibly wealthy.

That same afternoon, Likang Technology issued a major announcement, stating that it had reached an agreement with 37 companies and signed a memorandum of understanding.

Good heavens, it really is true! This has caused an uproar once again.

Zhou Chengyang also posted a Weibo update:
Even Marxist economics tells us that advanced productivity represents increased efficiency, but it also inevitably leads to unemployment. For example, China's textile industry improved by over a hundredfold in the past 75 years.

However, the number of textile workers has not increased accordingly. Sixty or seventy years ago, the textile industry could provide half of the country's employment, but today the textile industry accounts for less than 1%. This is because advanced technology has brought about a significant increase in productivity, and automation has been implemented, reducing the need for so many people.

Therefore, advanced production efficiency inevitably leads to unemployment.

The Flowing Star Language is a typical example of advanced productivity, representing the progress of technology and civilization, and is an inevitable trend.

Rejecting advanced productive forces is tantamount to rejecting technological progress and civilizational progress. If we stand still, it will be like rowing against the current; if we don't advance, we will fall behind, giving foreigners the opportunity to catch up. Once foreigners take the lead, we will be even more passive, and if we fall behind, we will be beaten.

Considering the long-term situation, we must choose the lesser of two evils. The popularization of the Starry Sky Language is inevitable. There may be some unemployment pain in the short term, but rejecting advanced productivity is a self-destructive act, as history has already proven.

Workers should continuously improve their skills to adapt to new environments and situations.

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Zhou Chengyang posted this Weibo post, and it immediately went viral across the internet, unsurprisingly attracting widespread online abuse.

People were already panicked, anxious, and angry, and now all their anger and negative emotions were directed at President Zhou, who was unsurprisingly pushed into the eye of the storm.

Did you hear that? I'm telling you to prioritize the bigger picture.
[Anything that asks you to consider the bigger picture, you're definitely not part of it; anything that asks you to pay any price, you become the price; anything that starts with empty promises will end with you being discarded; anything that says they'll consider you next time, they'll never consider you in their next life.]
[What a painful realization, so heartbreaking.]
Indeed, lies don't hurt; the truth is the sharpest knife.
[Old Zhou's words seem reasonable, but they are actually utter nonsense. He's just using the so-called "rejecting advanced productive forces is a regression of civilization" to morally blackmail people.]
Do you know how much unemployment this will cause? Do you know how much turmoil this will bring?
[Robots are taking all our jobs, everyone's lost their jobs and income, so who will buy the goods you produce? Who will buy them?]
[Are robots really that good? I'd much rather talk to a real person when I call customer service, not a robot.]
[If a robot malfunctions or causes an accident during operation, who should bear the responsibility?]
[Old Zhou, I think you've really gotten too cocky. You've lost all sense of direction. Aren't you afraid of getting a beating?]
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This week, Zhou Zong is being universally condemned online, with thousands of people criticizing him, and he's losing followers like crazy.

Upon seeing this scene, Mr. Zhou's awareness of being ganked skyrocketed. He felt that he should try to stay home as much as possible recently, because he might be ambushed and ganked on the roadside.

Amidst countless condemnations and insults, some have also analyzed the impact of the Flowing Star Language simulation robot on the job market.

If you enter these industries, the replacement of a large number of jobs by robots in the short term will inevitably lead to a surge in unemployment, especially for those engaged in repetitive and standardized jobs.

In the long run, the widespread application of the Flowing Star Language Robot will inevitably drive structural adjustments in the job market and create some new employment opportunities.

For example, positions such as learning how to collaborate with robots, how to manage automated systems, and how to maintain, program, and manage simulated robots will emerge.

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(End of this chapter)