Robotic, Effect on Society Today, Jobs, and Future Advancements
Advances in technology in recent times have lifted computers, softwares and robots to a level that almost pairs them with humans; in terms of what they can do. These developments have made the machines effective to the extent that they even beat humans in several respects. They can process tons of data in a short while and carry out commands without the biases that are common with human judgment. Unlike humans, the machines do not need breaks. They do not experience concentration lapses like humans do. These technological advances will provide numerous benefits to humanity. New services, goods, jobs, markets and greater productivity are only some of the benefits that accrue from the technological gains (Wong, 2015). Although these machines have introduced significant changes in human life, including employment, there is little information that analyses their impact on the latter. This paper aims at evaluating the effect of robotics on the modern society, including how they affect the employment dynamics and future developments.
A conspicuous and significant fear is whether some professions might be interrupted by the presence of these technologies. The fears emanate from such dynamics as whether the traditional tasks performed by those who have just entered the field can now be carried out by the emerging technologies and consequently rendering their career progression unpredictable. In these situations, it means that such people's role and career advancement will have been thrown into a spin. Some most immediate examples in mind include careers related to accountancy and law. Entry level tasks in these areas are likely to be transferred to the robotics. Research and tasks involving cleaning of financial data for further processing and computations can be done with ease compared to more complex cognitive tasks such as providing problem solutions and framing. The higher order tasks are usually performed by more senior professionals in organizations (Wong, 2015). Such traditional methods as taking workers from the upgrading of their skills will no longer be a safeguard against such workers vulnerability for lay-offs because they no longer render relevance to an organization. The new automation wave poses a real risk to entry level workers. Therefore, the only way to survive for these workers is to take up new job skills and pursue jobs that significantly differ from what they have been doing traditionally. Many governments today try to help the lower cadre workers to take up better employment opportunities by training and educating them. This trend will determine the fate of workers across the employment spectrum.
This also means that governments...
Institutions should provide training that enables professionals to keep up to speed with the emerging trends (Wong, 2015)
The method that the
government uses to adapt to the technological advances such as Automated Vehicles determines how widespread technologies will go and how fast it moves. Autonomous vehicles provide humans with a chance to redesign solutions for mobility and thus, create jobs in a new sector. However, such
autonomy also raises a number of questions about who should take responsibility in case of liabilities. The dilemma is about whether it is the manufacturer of the machines, the
software developer, the passenger or the owner of the AV (Wong, 2015).
Given the extent of the disruption caused by emerging technologies and robotics in the field of employment, including their potential in the future calls for careful assessment and
intervention by governments in order to safeguard the livelihoods of their citizens. It should be an integrated approach that seeks to find solutions and explore the opportunities that come with the developments (Wong, 2015). While, on one hand, the emerging technologies can and have improved the quality of services, enhanced efficiencies and reduced the cost of goods, they have also led to the displacement of many workers and continue to pose such risk in the future. The effect of automation is already being felt all over the economic spectrum. The number of industrial robots has increased tremendously across the globe in the past couple of years. The prices of these machines have also reduced and made them attractive economic-wise as compared to humans. They can work all day without interruptions and breaks. Computer based algorithms can execute thousands of transactions in a split second; in the financial and trade services sector. This is clearly much faster than what any human being can do. The technologies have a way of expanding their spheres of influence as they become more effective and more acceptable in societies across the globe. They keep finding new use in the
economy by the day. The
Great Recession is believed to have partly contributed to the current obsession with automated technologies. Many businesses were forced to operate with less staff because of economic constraints. These businesses still found use for the robots despite the resumption of normal economic trends and growth. They found it to be cheaper than hiring extra workers (West & Karsten, 2015).
There is general disagreement by experts as far as the extent of the effects of automation on employment and the
workforce is concerned. Some of them have…
