Working Outside Of The Traditional Workplace

The article written by Gary Marcus states the different opinions on the question, will robots take our jobs? Throughout the article Marcus is bringing in evidence from different views that say this is bound to happen, as history tells us that it will, and that it won’t matter as we will all have access to the technology and will still have something to do as we still have creativity. This is to some a good thing as it promotes advancement however,some others believe that this technological advancement is a negative as they are not so willing to let a robot take their job and take the creativity out of their profession. Technology in today's society has become a must no matter what industry or profession you are in. The integration of technology and man will happen and is happening, the only question is how fast will it take for technology to become more substantial than it is today and how much of an impact it will have.

Technology advances has been most dramatic in clerical and service work, which has led to the deskilling of labor. The basic job of this service work is to handle, maintain and process information. Improvements such as the computer, voice recognition software and automation processes have led to the deskilling of this service work. As a result of this technology people are now facing the threat of losing their job because a process has been changed, upgraded or eliminated.

Technology: advancements of technological adaptation has made employment obsolete. No longer is there a need to educate and train employees for positions that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can do. Companies are paying more for research and development (R&D) into technological advances to increase their bottom line as employee salaries are a company’s highest expense (American Sociological Association, 2013).

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

Kelly makes it clear that even if our current jobs disappear, productivity will continue to increase, creating new jobs for us. But, he never counter argues that not everyone will have the availability or the financial stability to own their own personal robots but instead assumes that everyone will be able to afford one or have access to one. This suggest that the people who do not own robots will not be able to keep up with the people who have access to them. Therefore, if you do not have a high tech robot you will not be successful. Also, Kelly never addresses the possibility of the machines breaking or something malfunctioning within the technology. This creates a whole new discussion about the use of robots and if they are really that effective or even worth it when it comes to using them in our everyday lives. With Kelly’s absence of counterarguments he leaves the reader with many “What if?’ questions and does not fully convince the reader of his

The idea that machines will take the jobs of humans is very two sided. I understand that it is cheaper to have machines and that will allow the companies to downsize on employees but it is very important to understand that without the use of human attendants to operate those machines, they’re useless. There are many jobs like care givers and doctors that will never be able to be done by a machine. An increase in machines will increase the supply and allow for the prices of certain goods to decrease. This will help boost the economy and allow for more American made products.

Called to confront a massive technological debate in the United States in the modern day, the US Senate will discuss the possible impacts and effects of automation in the workforce and vote on a resolution.

Although there was so much talk in the past eight years about how automation is going to take over the jobs, technology has not done much to impact the hours that humans have; in fact, robots taking over the jobs in the future is not a sure thing due to the lack of evidence. This is a great article because it furthered my knowledge about the topic. For example, I learned strategies people are using to help humans fight against automation. This article is about automation and how confident people are that robots will take over human’s jobs in the future. The argument that The Atlantic is making is that there is not much evidence that automation will take over; however, this can all change once a recession comes again. As we are on the brink

The world around us is evolving into a technologically reliant environment. Workforces can be affected in both a positive and negative way. For instance the self-service tills used at Tesco

At the rate that machines and technology are improving, most people will not have to have jobs. There will still need to be some human supervision of everyday production of machines. There will also have to be maintenance when a machine breaks, and that requires a trained human. People will also have to have jobs in programming these machines, as they cannot program themselves. Machines will eventually eliminate most people’s jobs, however, there will always be a small portion of people required to supervise them.

The key economic consequences of automation are: labor wages will drop, labor will be devalued, greater competition for fewer highly skilled jobs economic stratification into a small technological upper-class a large powerless lower-class, stagnate wages, low participation in

Intelligent machines are slowly taking over jobs from the human race. Washingtonpost.com states that almost half of the employed population in the US is at risk of being taken over by machines, showing that they are already taking jobs in transportation, logistics and administrative occupations. This shows that these intelligent machines are on the climb of taking over the occupational world. Therefore, the world as a whole needs to realize what the cost of these machines will be in the future. Like the saying goes: just because something can be done, doesn’t mean it should be done.

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

Assumption A: Jobs in non-traditional areas of work for women, such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry and building management are more likely to pay liveable wages and are more likely to be unionized and provide job security. Some of these jobs also provide a ladder of upward mobility, from apprenticeship to master, giving entry-level employees a career

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