I find them trite and uninformative. I just listened to one on the radio and it made me want to throw something at the radio.

The topic was a worthwhile one. It was about the danger of robots replacing us in the workforce. The guy was telling us that we have nothing to worry about. Robots may become responsible for all physical and mental labor, but it will free us up to do all kinds of cool things, none of which were specified. Then he spoke about how robots might replace doctors by performing diagnoses and operations. Not to worry. There is one thing robots cannot do. They cannot provide the emotional support and hand holding that humans can. Great. Is this what physicians would be reduced to – providing emotional support. Does that really require an MD?

I searched the Web to see if anyone else has a negative view of the talks and found this What are your thoughts?