As technology continuously expands, the line between
human jobs and work left for robots may become blurred. According to this article, “Only 6% said they expected their job would definitely not exist.”
That is a fairly low percent for a concern that all humans may one day face. Every
mindless repetitive task could easily be replaced with a robot or a machine
that will not need breaks or even pay. Flawless robots possess the ability to
complete jobs with efficiency unmatched by humans. If I were to get sick or
injured, I would not be able to participate in work for that day. If anything
bad happens to robots, they can get repaired, replaced, or even remodeled. Neil
Kinson has the view “that taking manual tasks away from error-prone humans
could help bring jobs back onshore to the United States.” This could very well
have a positive effect on the United States, but we need to make sure that we rely
on humans more than machines.
We were actually talking about this at work the other day. We were wondering if cashiers would ever be replaced due to online shopping.
ReplyDeleteWhat I find funny and sad about this is that for people who are fighting for a higher minimum wage, the existence of robots won't help them get the change they are asking for in the government. Large businesses will just turn to kiosks instead of cashiers to save money, not reducing their own salaries in order to keep people working.
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DeleteIt is scary that robots can replace humans in the workplace. It is even scarier that people think that it is ok to get rid of human workers who need money to support their families just because a robot does their job a bit more efficiently.
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