Robots Are Evolving Into Humans

In her article “Are Humans Necessary”, Margaret Atwood stated lots of facts and concerns about robots in future.

In “Better Than Human,” Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick of Wired Magazine, insists that automation will allow us to become more human. When society grants automation the permission to complete the most menial tasks, it will allow individuals trapped in dead-end careers such as fastening bolts onto cars, to search for their true passions which only humans can accomplish. More people will be able to pursue jobs that robots, for now, can not complete with ease. Kelly believes that as artificial intelligence and the creators of it advance, more jobs will be created to fulfill society's growing needs. The simple tasks of assembling new machinery can be completed by the already established automation; while the job of developing software that controls

The rivalry between humans and machines has been present since the beginning og the the world. Trying to make the world easier for humans has been one of the life goals for society in order to crate a better world; however, those people don’t know that as society progresses the worse it is to introduce automated machines, Intelligent machines are a threat for society because it will increase unemployment and poverty.

Sherry Turkle begins the book by talking about our relationships with robots and how it is going to change our society. Robots are another way for us to interact. We can interact with them as if they are people and they can assist us in our day to day lives. This is an example of our society being fragmented as it is another way for us to interact in society.

With the ongoing of Artificial Intelligence within the 21's century and the life necessities, for preferable social pursuits, humans began contemplating and working on anthropomorphic intelligence and forms. So, they can work and be tailored skillfully in strenuous jobs that would reduce or lessen the likelihood of humans' workplace accidents. Various scholars were to seem too intrigued by the concept of humanoid robots replacing the labors, though, they were to contend a few predicaments in their experiments; understanding the bona fide "social roles and term of humanized machines. "The lack of cognition of the term" social robots" and their roles had emerged to present a paradox; since that, the societal factor has invariably been concomitant with the characteristic of the human beings. But, The theory of this creative paperwork blossom from the fact that this (experiment) had co-existed prior to the industrial revolution time.

A computer with artificial intelligence can be very useful in our lives. They can be our personal assistants, who read emails, check schedule, answer questions, and be our best friends, or a robot that vacuums the floor, washes the dishes, and does laundry. But, do you want a robot that can only listen to your orders, or a robot that can have a full conversation and make eye contact with you? When developers want robots to be more like humans, robots should have these following abilities: the ability to recognize and interact with other agents and humans, and to communicate and learn from each other; the ability to interact with users with different ages, different cultural and social backgrounds, different genders, etc.; the ability to have social skills that allow themselves to correctly attribute feelings, beliefs, goals, perceptions, and desires; the

At work, people are claiming to be too busy on their devices to be able to have conversations. In fact, they do not want to have the face to face interaction, but would “rather just do things on [their] blackberry” (136). Moreover, a “sixteen-year-old boy who relies on texting for almost everything says wistfully, ‘Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I’d like to learn how to have a conversation’” (136). The reliance on technology has increased significantly and the necessity for conversation has pivoted. A teenage boy confesses that he feels more comfortable talking to an “artificial intelligence program” (138) about dating instead of his own father. Similarly, many people want “Siri, the digital assistant on Apple’s iPhone, [to become] more advanced, [because] ‘she’ will be more and more like a best friend” (138). Robots are being given more credit for comforting humans than humans themselves. Not only are the younger generations thinking this, but also the elders. When Turkle brought a baby seal robot to a nursing home, an elder woman began to speak to it and feel comforted by it. It is a tragedy that humans are feeling a deeper connection with robots than other humans. Humans have the experiences and the feelings that the robots are not capable of having. Hence, there is confusion about the difference between conversation and

Although there is not a vast amount of knowledge on the topics of robots, here is what we do know. The word, ‘robot’ is a generalized term that includes machines such as the following: cyborgs, artificial intelligence (A.I.), and androids. These robots are essentially mechanical objects or beings that are built and programmed by humans for humans. Therefore, they are ideally limited to the capabilities programmed into them. Robots are created with the intention of being useful companions to society, but they may also become destructive. Overall, as knowledge grows in this area of expertise, robots will simultaneously advance. Rossum’s Universal Robots (R.U.R), a 1920s play, and Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan, are two great works that use the concept of robots. In both storylines, a relationship is depicted between the technology of robots and the culture of humans.

One of the biggest controversies with the advancement of artificial intelligence is the debate on job automation. Many people believe that artificial intelligence will advance to become better than humans and replace humans in most jobs. The opposite belief is that AI will be used to improve the standard of living and will be a tool to support humans, not replace them. Job automation has many benefits such as performing more dangerous jobs and complete tasks that humans do not desire to do. Even though job automation has benefits, there are many people who believe robots will take over the job market and the unemployment rate will skyrocket. There are multiple supporting factors for each side of the job automation debate, but the argument will never be settled until AI is further advanced and utilized.

In today’s fast paced technologically savvy society, everyone wants the most advanced technology, this thirst for the next big thing is what makes technology fields the fastest changing and growing sectors. In countless movies, television shows, and novels, there is a representation of a humanoid character that is in fact a machine functioning and learning new skills with artificial intelligence. The problem with these shows is that the representation of modern day artificial intelligence is largely skewed, these machines have personalities and emotions making them relatable to humans when they are still just a very elaborate computer program. Artificial intelligence is the cognitive ability to solve problems, recognize patterns, and have

Lately there have been more and more smart machines that have been taking over regular human tasks but as it grows the bigger picture is that robots will take over a lot of tasks now done by people. But, many people think that there are important ethical and moral issues that have to be dealt with this. Sooner or later there is going to be a robot that will interact in a humane manner but there are many questions to be asked like; how will they interact with us? Do we really want machines that are independent, self-directed, and has affect and emotion? I think we do, because they can provide many benefits. Obviously, as with all technologies, there are dangers as well. We need to ensure that people always

Robots affect our life in a significant way as they can assist humans in a various fields of life. One of these fields is the daily chores that humans have to do. Robots can help people with their daily chores which will make humans focus more on their important jobs as they will get to work and concentrate on their tasks without worrying about the chores at home. Moreover, one special feature robots have is that they do not get exhausted or tired. They can work all day long and do not fall asleep or lose their concentration while working, unlike humans. Thus, that feature can save huge amount of effort and time as humans can relax. In addition, robots can be companions to elderly people. Richardson (2007) stated in his article that robots can act as a friend to the old people and they can help them not to feel lonely or isolated.

If you think robots are the kind of thing you hear about in science-fiction movies, think again. Right now, all over the world, robots are performing thousands of tasks. They are probing our solar system for signs of life, building cars at the General Motors plants, assembling Oreo cookies for Nabisco and defusing bombs for the SWAT team. As they grow tougher, more mobile, and more intelligent, today’s robots are doing more and more of the things that humans can’t or don’t want to do and in many cases taking away the need for human labor.

Stepping in to the 21st century, technology is said to have taken over many of our lives. Technology is now part of our daily routine and without it, our lives won’t be as convenient and easy as it is. In this story Alone Together by Sherry Turkle, technology is seen to have built a relationship between humans and robots. Turkle goes on explaining how dependent humans are towards technology. Turkle questions the substitution of technology towards humans and how this substitution possesses the qualities of a real being. In this story, Turkle even showed how humans are more dependent towards technology, in this case, robots to help solve human problems such love, friendship and loneliness. The robots in

I have always been fascinated how human endeavors in science and technology has made our life simple. Majoring in electronics and communication engineering has given me a whole new perspective of how to view this dynamic world. But, the field that has taken all my attention is that of Robots and AI. Few years ago people only imagined robots helping Red Cross save people and today it’s a reality with bio-inspired robots like snake robots helping rescue people in Mexico while it was struck by a devastating earthquake.