Technological advancement as a fact of human intelligence has always been inspirational. We are delighted to view all the progress of technology and artificial intelligence that brings convenience to human beings and our planet as a whole. However, technology, which has been considered good in itself, is invading in almost all the industries and starting to replace human professions. When we walk into a grocery stores, we can see self-checkout machines happily and efficiently doing their calculations. The self-driving car launched by Google Inc. has also drawn great attention of the public. The faster, safer, and more accurate characteristics of technology completely exceed the function of human labors. Therefore, should we expect a future where technology and artificial intelligence steal a large majority of human professions? Will most people eventually become jobless and, as a result, receive no income? However, despite its superiority over human labor, technology has a number of limitations that can never supersede human creativity, moral ethics, and the function of human labor in the tremendous world of economics. Historically, technology had been a net creator of human professions. In economics, technology is a crucial element of productivity as well as a measure of job quantity. In an economics chart with two lines denoting productivity and employment respectively, they had closely tracked each other for a long period of time after World War II (Rotman). The
In the “Race Against The Machines” Brynjolffson and McAfee claim that technological advancements producing machines to replace human labor are a cause of unemployment. The authors start the book by provide the readers with a variety of different economic statistics detailing the poor condition the U.S economy, particularly the labor market, was in after The Great Recession.
The article ‘Rise of the Machines’ is Not a Likely Future (2015), Michael Littman addresses the issue and worries that people have with regards to technology. The article attempts to persuade readers to believe that there is no need to fear technology as it is just not possible that they can overtake humanity. Zeynep Tufekci touches on the issue of machines taking over jobs of human, titled “The Machines are Coming (2015)”. She attempts to argue that there is no need to reject or blame technology for taking over jobs at the workplace. Littman’s argument is stronger than Tufekci as he provided logical reasoning due to a well balanced structure with consideration of opposable viewpoints with substantial evidence and effective usage of Pathos to appeal to the reader. Tufecki’s argument is weak due to the lack of evidence and her claim was only brought in at the end of her article which makes it seem very lop-sided.
Many great technological feats have been accomplished in the past few years, one of the most notable would be the creation of self-driving cars. Along with the topic of what can be done with this technology, there is also the topic of what should be done with the technology from an ethical standpoint. Self-driving cars while not perfected are worth their innumerous benefits, despite the current limitations and drawbacks. Every year there are numerous incidents where the driver is responsible for a crash or even death. A self-driving car could be the very solution necessary to solving the abundance of accidents that occur daily across the nation. There are different levels of automation ranging on the amount of the drivers control of the vehicles. This technology is already being implemented in creative and helpful ways, and has been successfully tested.
The rate at which technology advance is remarkable, and the percentage of unemployment is even more unbelievable. It is impressive how large companies can operate with robots and technology such as the lights-out factories. These factories use computerized robots to produce their product with the daily needs of a human workforce such as light, breaks, and AC. It led to a point where there is minimum of human interaction or communication. Now, if there are more companies that lean on electronics for production what will become of the society. While the workforce is decreasing, prices of food, taxes, rent, and other substantial needs are remaining necessities. Many people do not know when they will get laid off or even how they will find another source of income. This progress of technology is going to lead to a reformation to be put in place. The advance technologies will require advance skills to manage the machines or even a new set of job for people to maintain the economy. In general, when technology attempts to solve problems of matter, energy, space, or time, it is successful. When it attempts to solve human problems of the mind, communication, ability, etc. it fails or backfires dangerously (Kanat). Some technologies are exposed to have damaging when applied, which then entail the development of another technology to fix the problems. There is a circle with technology even as we
Today, a new piece of technology could instantly render a position as a fiscal blemish, look at McDonald’s rush to automate restaurants ahead of potential shifts in legislation surrounding salary. This is especially problematic, given that the transition between a job In agriculture and manufacturing in the early 1900’s would have required relatively minimal training or education for an individual compared to transitioning between a minimum wage job today and a job in the field of technology. The cause is, the first machine age focused on replacing muscle. Overall, the average laborer had average human physical capabilities and machines could do more work, for longer, with higher consistency. Workers seeking new employment needed to switch to jobs that placed value on mental skills instead of almost exclusively rote physicality. In today’s second machine age, machines are now replacing mental power, which means that jobs require skills not just based on general thought, but specialized thought, i.e. jobs that require education. It isn’t that we are at risk of losing jobs to technology, but losing the jobs that people currently have training (or lack thereof) for. For this reason, some form of policy intervention is required, lest we become encumbered by unemployment and an understaffed tech sector. For these
People are always looking at ways to make the life an easier place. One major thing many companies have been working on is self driving vehicles. Google is in the lead for the production of these vehicles. There are already self driving cars going around, but they are not ready to be fully put to the test for danger reasons. From the way these cars have progressed it looks like that will be a big part of the future. They are designing the cars so theres actually a place like lounge in the vehicle. With these cars you would only have to get it, set your destination and you would be there.
Google is far from the only contender in the self-driving game. A recent report shows that Tesla Motors has an autonomous whip of their own. The Model S steered itself on a grueling 50-mile course that raced through freeways, winded through rural by-ways and handled city driving with ease. The success of the Model S was so great that reviews are calling it the clear winner among autonomous vehicles.
In another article by Stanford university, a highly recommended and prestigious college, it states “the percentage of people employed has grown from 21 percent to 48 percent” (Chao 11). Which references the fact that even though technology is more efficient in jobs it is causing more and more people replaced. When these people are replaced by technology they become unemployed, which is why the unemployment rate is growing and if this continues the rate will continue to grow. Another danger of the laziness that technology can cause is a lack of work ethic. In Richard Nixon’s Address To The Nation On Labor Day, he informs the American people that work ethic is one of the most important things in our society. This value of work ethic is still present today. In fact if it wasn't for work ethic technology would not be here. This is due to the fact that without wor ethic there would not have been a job to create or change anything.
Do you ever get tired of constantly steering the wheel in different directions to drive? Well, that’s why drive-less/self-driving cars were made. Self driving cars a safe and easy way to get from one location to another.
Self driving cars- are they a way of the future or not, but what will it be like in 2020. Many people assume that self driving cars are for people with disadvantages. Others think it is just for relaxation. So people are asking questions like what the background of self driving cars, what are the technology and design of the self driving car, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the car, are they legal, and the future of the self driving car.
Google has been working to launch its self-driving cars for quite some time now, but people still have concerns about them. One of the biggest concerns is what happens when the autonomous car hit a pedestrian. To resolve the problem the company has filed a patented what can be best portrayed as human flypaper to protect the pedestrians from any extensive injuries in case of an accident.
I’m pretty sure that you have heard about self-driving cars and how they are the “Next big thing”. Well in my opinion i think that in 2020, self-driving cars are not going to be the norm.
My parents are stressing out they need to take me and my three siblings to our sports practices that are all in different places but at the same time. Just what are they going to do? None of this will happen if we had a self driving car. In fact my whole family would be able to use a self driving car to help us in situations like this. A self driving car would for sure help my family big time. This new technology that is now being made and perfected will have a huge impact on my family well, of course in a good way.
What’s the one thing you have been looking forward to when you turn sixteen? Of course get to drive legally, but self-driving cars could take that special moment away from you. In a recent article published in 2016, it stated that self-driving cars are no longer science fiction; these cars will have many advantages and disadvantages. To start off self-driving cars are monitored by computers and those can glitch. Self driving cars are programmed to obey the law, but what if a child jumps into the road? Since they are programmed they may not swerve out of the way to save a child's life. Lastlly what if your self-driving car gets into an accident, who will be responsible? All in all I believe
The dream of a self driving automobile has been with us for quite some time. Many examples of what the future may hold in store have been seen in television programs and films, one notable example being the car KITT on the popular Knight Rider television series. Actual examples of the technologies being developed and those in place today include “self parking” vehicles, such as the Ford Focus Titanium, the Toyota Prius V, the Mercedes GL350, and the automatic collision avoidance systems available from multiple vehicle manufacturers. As the technology becomes more advanced and the equipment more reliable, the dream continues to come closer to reality. However, when the technologies catch up with consumer expectations, will drivers