Proposal
Machines have been created by human beings to help make their lives easier. Machines are used to help humans do things that they weren’t able to do with their flesh bodies. With the discovery of electricity, machines have become more developed and are able to do their job automated. These days machines are replacing human jobs. Machines are able to work endlessly without much maintenance. Sure it makes the jobs easier and cheaper but humans are losing jobs. Will machines eventually replace the human workforce entirely?Â
There are many who fear that as machines get smarter that humans will become unnecessary. There are many Sci Fi films that depict that an example would be the film WALL-E, where machines are doing all the work while humans are relaxing. With new technology how are people being affected? New major technological advancements like self-driving cause culture lag. Cultural lag is when culture takes time to catch up with technological innovations, resulting in social problems. Realistically, if we know how to balance the work of machines and humans, I believe it will be alright.
Sources:
Toussant, Matt.“An Evolving Partnership: The Future of Man and Machine.” CAS, 7 Sept. 2018, www.cas.org/blog/evolving-partnership-future-man-and-machine.
There was a few things that sticked out to me on what Toussant said. Humans and machine are in a symbiotic relationship. Current technology requires humans to take action in unexpected situations. In the future humans will still be a essential to create new machines for new discoveries.
Thomas, Mike. “The Future of Robots and Robotics.” Built In, 8 Apr. 2020, builtin.com/robotics/future-robots-robotics.
In the article Thomas says that many robots are replacing human jobs but they are not human like. According to IBM Institute for Business Values study, more than 120 million workers worldwide would need to retrain because of displacement of AI and robots. This may happen but the people who adapt will have new opportunities for new jobs. In today’s world robots aren’t smart enough to take over. In the future many people may not be prepared to have robots automate everything we do.
McNeal, Marguerite. “Rise of the Machines: The Future Has Lots of Robots, Few Jobs for Humans.” WIRED, 7 Aug. 2015, www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/04/rise-machines-future-lots-robots-jobs-humans.
This article written by Marguerite McNeal was a good insight of what might happen when machines take over our jobs. There will be new jobs when machine replace previous ones but even new jobs will have some automation.
Livingston, Kent. “How Will Humans and Machines Work Together in 2019?” Future of Work, 16 Apr. 2019, geekbot.com/future/how-will-humans-and-machines-work-together-in-2019.
AI makes it possible for machines to actually learn from experience, and perform human-like tasks. There are many that fear AI will overtake the world but if we take proper repercussions it shouldn’t happen. Humans will be able to train machines to work properly and protect humans.
PRO ROBOTS. “Robot Exhibition. Highlights from CES 2020. The Coolest Robots and Incredible Gadgets!” YouTube, 1 June 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfhQkLyJnsE&ab_channel=PROROBOTS.
CES is amazing, showing new technology and advancements. In this video they show many new robots doing human work. Some of these robots may not be actually for sale but just knowing that people are able to make such technology advancements is incredible.
I have a clear understanding of what the proposal and question is, in that it the main idea is how will the relationship between human society and machines develop, as said machines continue to grow in technology.
Im not sure if this is a another question, but you did mention cultural lag. Maybe you are going to find out how much damage that could cause.
Your sources are all centered towards your topic, so I can already have a picture on what exactly you are going to talk about in your project.
This topic is also rooted in science fiction, as we have real a story similar to the aspect of man and machine.
Also, you listed both pro’s and con’s, but not in a way which is basically just you telling them back from another source, but as a way to help build your topic.
I have a clear understanding of what the proposal and question is, in that it the main idea is how will the relationship between human society and machines develop, as said machines continue to grow in technology.
Im not sure if this is a another question, but you did mention cultural lag. Maybe you are going to find out how much damage that could cause.
Your sources are all centered towards your topic, so I can already have a picture on what exactly you are going to talk about in your project.
This topic is also rooted in science fiction, as we have real a story similar to the aspect of man and machine.
Also, you listed both pro’s and con’s, but not in a way which is basically just you telling them back from another source, but as a way to help build your topic.
I don’t have any other questions, after reading, but in regards to the ‘So what’, I believe cultural lag is a perfect example that can be used to show importance to your topic
Your facts are also not a retelling, as in the facts you do have are put into your own words to support your proposal.