Technological growth and the fear of human labor falling out of work to mechanical tools has always been a topic of great and deliberative concern both to the laborer/ the employer of the labor, and the scientist hoping to reduce human effort and maximize output.
Barthelemy Thimonnier was a French inventor and tailor, credited with inventing the first practical and widely used sewing machine in 1829 following a series of adjustments to the first ever patented sewing machine model designed by Thomas Saint in 1790.
Following Barthelemy Thimonnier’s invention and the subsequent award of a patent right by the government, a contract was offered by the then French government to mass produce military uniforms for the French army.
An offer which reportedly had his just created first ever machine cloth manufacturing company burnt to the ground supposedly by workers fearful of losing their job.
An interesting piece of history that might make one wonder, can machine entirely replace human labor? I have my reasons to doubt but the future is not that farfetched.
Janome is a leading Japanese sewing machine industry credited in 1979 for creating the first ever programmable sewing machine.
A groundbreaking feat that might provide insight into the future of what human labor might look like in size mostly in developed countries that can afford the price of technology.
But till then, if AI machines eventually took over the human labor market, what will the humans be doing?
