Myths of robotization
Any technological change applied in industry has always faced resistance and robotization and artificial intelligence has been no exception.
However, solid official figures demolish all fears. As early as 2020, a report of the International Federation of Robotics pointed out that the higher the density of robots per country, the lower the unemployment rate and the higher the GDP per capita.
With the irruption of Covid 19, automation processes became essential and necessary in areas such as construction, agriculture, food industry and what to say when it comes to stop the advance of the deadly virus, disinfection of spaces and production of vaccines in record time.
In 2018, the World Economic Forum stated that machines will do more tasks than humans by 2025, but that in this context of a robotization revolution, 58 million new jobs will be created in the next five years alone.
The biggest challenge of automation is the relocation of people who used to perform these repetitive tasks, so that they can perform new, more sophisticated jobs with better salary conditions. Singapore and Japan are leading the world trend, and Chile must take strides in the short and medium term to adapt to the times in robotization.
In Singapore the use is given by the electronics industry, especially semiconductors and computer peripherals, while in South Korea the manufacture of memory chips and LCDs abounds with companies such as Samsung and LG at the top, besides being an important center for the production of motor vehicles and the manufacture of batteries for electric cars.
Japan is the world's leading robot manufacturer, even with automated machines that assemble robots, and with technology that impacts its electrical and electronics, automotive, metal and machinery industries.
Germany ranks fourth on this list and is by far the country that installs the most robots in Europe, with 38% of the total volume.
