The three popular careers where Australian workers could soon find their jobs replaced by ROBOTS
- TikTok User Described Three Careers That Could Be Replaced By Robots In Australia
- Li Liang says Australians should avoid dentistry, security and transportation
- He admitted that his choices would be controversial, but backed up his claims.
Dentists, security guards and drivers are the worst careers for Australians, because they could easily be replaced by robots, an entrepreneur on TikTok has claimed.
Li Liang, a self-described teacher and social media entrepreneur, listed the careers he thinks are most at risk of being replaced by robots in Australia this week.
He admitted that his choices would be controversial, but insisted that he had done his research and listed several reasons for his choices.
Li Liang, who describes himself as a teacher and businessman on social media, said that transportation, including bus, taxi and truck drivers, is the worst career option.
He admitted his choices would be controversial as he stated that dentistry, security (pictured) and transport are the worst careers for Australians to enter.
Ranking dentistry as the third worst career, despite the profession’s relative popularity, Liang pointed to a 2017 study in which a robot performed a dental operation.
Citing a Time magazine article, Liang said a Chinese robot performed a dental implant for the first time in 2017.
Five years later, he thinks robots are only getting better, noting how the Yomi robot received FDA approval to perform dental surgery in the US.
The robot guides surgeons during the dental implant procedure and provides assistance in both the planning and surgical phases.
In January it was reported that more than 10,000 dental implants had been performed in the US with the Yomi system.
Mr Liang also mentions the seven years of study and high costs of a dental degree for Australians and says there are “better options”.
In security, which it says is the second worst career, the TikToker claims that there is already a “massive” number of bots in use in the industry.
He cited Cobalt, a robot security guard designed by Yelp, as proof of the diminishing role of humans in the future of the industry.
“With its range of HD cameras, infrared cameras and a host of other sensors and listening devices, it can detect the presence of something that shouldn’t be there much better than any human security guard,” Liang said.
Finally, he says that a career in transport, especially as a bus, truck or taxi driver, is the worst career choice for Australians.
Liang says the entire industry is on the brink of automation, citing Tesla’s infamous autopilot cars as an example.
Ranking dentistry as the third worst career, despite the relative popularity of the profession, Mr. Liang pointed to a 2017 study in which a robot performed a dental operation.
He says all the major automakers are looking at self-driving electric cars and advises people already in the industry to change careers, start investing or find a side hustle.
His views sparked a debate on TikTok with some supporting him and others dismissing his claims.
One follower said: ‘Okay. The future of work isn’t talked about enough.’
Another said: ‘Couldn’t agree more on transport, especially taxis and trucks. the sooner the better.
However, one reviewer said: ‘How is a robot going to stop an intruder? It can help detect them, but not stop them…in fact, I think security is a career that cannot be replaced.’
While another said: ‘Those security bots are only viable to supplement an existing human team on most sites. We tried them and they were useless, just a camera on wheels.
And a third added: ‘EV trucks in Australia… we don’t have the infrastructure in the Outback now and probably won’t for a long time.’
