Humans have dreamed of robots doing our work for hundreds of years. However, now that it's happening, it may turn out to be more of a nightmare.

The idea works in theory: robots doing all the work so we have more time to relax. But in practice it's totally different. When a robot replaces a human worker, that worker simply loses his or her job. There's no time to kick back and relax, just a frantic search for a new job. And you had better find one the robots can't do—yet.

Human workers will soon be replaced on a large scale. One study says that 45% of jobs in the United States will be done by robots by 2030. Robots may soon be working as nurses, teachers, clerks, cleaners, and even writers. In fact, computers have already taken over the writing of some news articles.

Perhaps even this article was written by a robot!

上百年來，人類一直夢想著機器人能代勞我們的事務。然而，現在夢想即將成真了，這一切卻可能變調為一場噩夢。

理論上，這樣的概念可行：也就是機器人執行所有事務，讓我們有更多休憩的時間。但實務上卻截然不同，當機器人取代人類勞工，人類就等於失業，根本沒有時間悠閒放鬆心情，而是必須瘋狂另覓高就。況且，你還得找到一份無法被機器人取代的工作。

人類勞工未來將被大規模地取而代之。一項研究結果顯示，至2030年，美國將有45%的工作由機器人任職。也許不久的將來，機器人就能擔任護理師、教師、店員、清潔工，甚至是作家。事實上，電腦早已接管某些新聞內容的撰寫職務。

很有可能連這篇文章都是機器人所寫的喔！