Within A Dynamic Economy, Like The United States, Jobs

There will not be fewer jobs, because every individual will have access to a robot as mentioned earlier, although success will not from simply owning a robot but working with the robot in order to innovate ,”Our human assignment will be to keep making

Recently, many more Australians have found themselves jobless as robots and heartless machines replaced them, and it is predicted that this trend is set to continue. Research has shown that in a mere eight years, 40 percent of Australian jobs could be lost to machines, which equates to roughly 5 million jobs, it’s even been dubbed" a new kind of industrialisation". the effects of automation on the labour force are obviously large scale. Remote companies are most at risk in Australia as they have a high likelihood of experiencing a 60% job loss. Predictions state that in the next 10 to 15 years, 70% of companies are expected to go digital. This is already evident in some sectors such as banking, with the use of internet banking and ATM’s as well as in supermarkets using self-serve checkouts, and at airports with the vast majority of airlines switching to self-service check in kiosks. The high rates of productivity that machines have make them so much cheaper. One example of this is the fact that a bricklaying robot can lay 1000 bricks an hour, in comparison the average bricklayer can only achieve half of this amount in the same time

Unemployment has always taken America into its darkest ages; therefore, the United States needs to stay away from automation in order to prevent another employment downfall. By introducing intelligent machines into America, businesses will seek to acquire some of the technology. Since the machines don’t require a wage, businesses will increase in profit making them big barrels of money. Even if the machines are at high cost, it doesn’t mean businesses will forget about it, yet they know they will benefit on the long term by getting the machines. As a result, employees will start getting fired from their jobs, getting replaced by robots. This will ruin families and the peaceful society that has been present through the years.

"It is a safe bet that the highest-earning professions in the year 2050 will depend on automations and machines that have not yet been invented." Kevin Kelly states this in his article "Better than Human: Why Robots Will-and Must-Take Our Jobs" to persuade the readers of his argument. Kelly believes in increasing automizations in the workplace, that Robots should take our jobs. Kelley believes that automations taking our jobs will benefit our society and increase productivity. Kelley's article had good points, however, due to his lack of a counter argument, failing to use multiple facts and insufficient historical events his article lacked convincing evidence and an interesting point of view.

In her introduction, Barbara Garson gives the reader an idea of her personal work experience as a clerk with automation. One can see that Garson is a strong critique of automation. In order to convey how automation is affecting our society the author begins by analyzing and studying various jobs from the bottom on up (i.e. starting with the most unskilled labor).

We have already seen a decrease in jobs due to automation. Since 2000, the United States has lost 5 million factory jobs, while from 2006 to 2013, manufacturing grew by 17.6% (roughly 2.2% a year). 88% of those jobs were lost due to “productivity growth,” cites a study by Ball State University. The study also found that all sectors grew in terms of productivity by at least 32% from 1998 to 2012 when adjusted for inflation, with computer and electronic products rising 829%. In fact, the researchers found: “If 2000-levels of productivity are applied to 2010-levels of production, the U.S. would have required 20.9 million manufacturing workers instead of the 12.1 million actually employed.” In summary, due to companies’ expenditures in automation and software, the output per U.S. manufacturing worker has doubled over the past two decades. Indeed, “the real robotics revolution is ready to begin,” according to the Boston Consulting Group, who predict “the share of tasks that are performed by robots will rise from a global average of around 10% across all manufacturing industries

Compared to last century, workers in manufacturing jobs feel more threatened by automation than ever before. While the number of jobs eliminated by automation continues to increase, employers are also less willing to create jobs. In the article "Special report: Automation puts jobs in peril," Nathan Bomey, a business reporter for USA Today, explores the current position of manufacturing workers. In the article, Bomey explains how, "about 58% of CEOs plan to cut jobs over the next five years because of robotics, while 16% say they plan to hire more people because of robotics" (3). Only the United States Government has the power to create a solution to the quandary of workers affected by the switch to technology in the workforce.

Our issue can best be described by a story. The rivals in the tale were two titans in the world of automobile manufacturing who took a tour of a newly built and highly-automated factory. The forceful executive, Henry Ford II, and the leader of the automobile workers union, Walter Reuther, both saw many examples of advanced machinery operating at the plant. The words they exchanged brilliantly encapsulated the paradox of automation (Quote Investigator). “Walter, how are you going to get those robots to pay your union dues?”( Henry Ford II). This was followed by “Henry, how are you going to get them to buy your cars?”(Walter Reuther). This is the exact issue we are dealing with today.

The main key points of the side that support the advancement of job automation is that AI will improve the standard of living, lower the prices of products, and encourage people to get higher education. As job automation progresses, so does the standard of living. The largest sector of the job industry that will be affected by job automation is the service sector, manufacturing, and many other jobs that do not require higher education. Since robots will replace these lower paying jobs that do not require much skill, the quality of life will increase. One negative effect is that there are numerous people that hold these positions in the lower paying industry that will lose

The auto industry would soon find itself in the same conundrum Henry Ford did at the turn of the 20th century with the Model-T, in which he made great cars but no one could afford them. The companies will have to strike a balance between automation and employee’s, if they get it right the possibilities are endless. The clear and very real dangers with these new models is that can you really be comfortable turning your life over to a machine. Will the computer be able to make the sometimes-necessary life and death calls that it may encounter? What series of algorithms, will it use to make such calculations. Mankind is brilliant in our ability to apply reason as well as ingenuity, with courage in pushing the limits of our technology. These skills have served us well as they have taken us to the moon; however, these same abilities have brought us to near destruction, one hopes that we will no longer have to mouth that silent lament to ourselves “never

We as humans always look for something greater. We can find that if we stick together and push the world to continue down the road of further automation, which would end in a fully automated luxury society. A society like this is the idea that with automation of robots that humans can live a life completely devoid of the need to work for basic necessities or that of most needs. This does not assume that humanity will lose any ability function alone

“The Great Forgetting” by Nicholas Carr is about how people rely too much on automation systems. Moreover, this dependency on automatic systems to do the work for people without any interactions with the equipment has negative consequences. Automation systems create problems like people will not learn how to properly use the system manually, poor on the job skills, and it takes away jobs from people due to systems taking over the workload. The main theme of “The Great Forgetting” is humans relying on automation systems to do their work for them which results in less skills, and it changes how humans behave. The author, Nicholas Carr, presents his theme in the essay through an example and information from a study. For example, he used a study

“Let’s not kid ourselves, robots already run most of the world. We’ll be their butlers soon enough.”(Brain Quote) Artificial Intelligence is the development of computer systems that normally require human intelligence. This (Artificial Intelligence) has lead to countless short-term positives such as “improving the speed, quality, and costs of available goods and services (Karsten and West 1). (This being said from the Brooking institution) However, as businesses continue to use Artificial Intelligence to increase extra goods and make more money, they will replace human jobs. “Already trending from the automation stems in part from the Great Recession, which forced businesses to operate with fewer workers. After growth, businesses are still

Over time our lives seem to have become more and more integrated with our technology. Some may say that this is a very bad thing because this change may result in the loss of jobs for millions of people. Jobs such as, cashiers, bankers, legal assistants, and maybe even taxi drivers. The future may appear bleak at first, but the truth of the matter is that robots taking over our simple and automatable jobs just mean that our jobs can evolve with the technology. A very similar thing happened during the industrial revolution when technologies were developed that massively increased the efficiency and yield of farming. This in turn led to a vast increase of food in the country which led to a lesser need for everyone to be a farmer. With a massive amount of food, former farm workers, and advanced technology, a business of mass production and manufacturing began. The loss of jobs due to technology led to a

The effects of automation in the work force are good and bad. Bad in the fact that automation is taking away the “common man’s job”. But this is good in the sense that this is allowing for more high level jobs to open up. Also many industries are bringing in automation that used to use human hands for a lot ranging from fast food to the automotive industry. I will be showing the effects of automation in the fast food industry. The effects of automation contribute to job loss and gain, loss of human interaction in the work place, and even changes in the work environment.