What are the best and worst jobs for robots? Here's what New Yorkers think.

Añadido: 2026-05-10

[00:00:00]I kind of like the idea of a robot vacuuming my rugs, especially since I have a cat that sheds. But a robot performing an appendectomy or teaching a class, nah. How do New Yorkers feel?

[00:00:11]Well, they're weighing in on your point.

[00:00:13]What could a robot be good for?

[00:00:15]Personally, I think nothing. Walking a dog. Cleaning the streets. Husbands.

[00:00:21]Husbands? I'm just kidding. Absolutely not. I love that answer. I love that answer.

[00:00:26]>> I don't know. They're taking over the world.

[00:00:29]>> Nothing. Nothing?

[00:00:30]>> Nothing. Why? I mean, let's see.

[00:00:33]Automation knocked out how many jobs in this country? Soon we're just going to have like Tesla trucks hitting people all over the city, you know? Leave it to the taxi drivers and to drive. I don't need any robots. I don't need any of those delivery bots. That's just a nuisance.

[00:00:47]>> Would a robot make a good teacher?

[00:00:49]No. Probably not.

[00:00:52]>> Yeah, I think so. It depends on who building. As long as it's checked that they're providing the correct information. They're not human.

[00:01:01]You need a human. You need a human quality.

[00:01:04]>> They have to have feeling and instinct.

[00:01:06]They have no empathy. They have no emotions.

[00:01:09]>> Would robots make good teachers?

[00:01:11]Absolutely not. I teach. Um, they should be nowhere near the classroom. AI robots shouldn't be anywhere in our schools. So, what if anything would you want a robot to do for you?

[00:01:22]Help me with my business. Uh, they could cook me dinner.

[00:01:25]Clean the house. Wash the dishes.

[00:01:28]Clean the house.

[00:01:31]Take orders from me. Be my little slave.

[00:01:35]Probably clean the damn house and wash the the dishes and stuff like that. But I do the cooking. Cook. Cook? What would you have them cook? Everything.

[00:01:44]Everything Spanish.

[00:01:45]>> I don't know that I would have a robot do anything for me. I think I would just live my life as humanly possible.

[00:01:51]There's nothing I want a robot to do for me that I can't do for myself. Do you see robots as any part of your future?

[00:01:58]Absolutely. Yes, I do see robots as part of my own future. Unfortunately, maybe.

[00:02:03]No, not really. I guess it's it's it's a new thing now. Yeah, it's the no it's the norm. Definitely.

[00:02:09]Why? Why? What would they do?

[00:02:12]In I mean, innovate the world. It already speeds up my job a little bit.

[00:02:17]>> In what way? Um when I take notes for things, it helps speed up the process.

[00:02:22]>> Do you see a robot as part of your future?

[00:02:26]Yeah, unfortunately.

[00:02:28]Scary.

[00:02:30]But why?

[00:02:33]Oh, I don't know. First of all, they're made of metal and all kinds of stuff.

[00:02:38]Secondly, um they don't have a heart and they don't have a Well, maybe they do have a brain, I don't know. I do not see robots as part of my future unless we're in like a Terminator situation. Is a phone a robot? A phone technically could be a robot, right? AI, Siri. So, yes. I think it's inevitable, but we should mitigate the bad and try to deal with we can.

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