Should companies use machines over people?

Robotic Machines have been around since 1948, when the first robot was invented by William Grey Walter. The first ever robot to function properly was the Unimate. General Motors installed the first robotic machine to work in their factory in 1961. This robot's designed job was to move hot pieces of metal. This took many people out of work due to the fact that the machines could do the dangerous and hard jobs with no injury. 

Since the first robot was invented and placed in a work environment 14% of workers say that their jobs have been replaced by a robot since 2021. In 2022 the automation of America lost over 75 million jobs. This is because Automation created 133 million jobs by the beginning of 2022.  By 2025 the estimated number of jobs controlled by machines will reach tp 97 million. 

These machines  have caused many problems with workers.The workers feel like they are taking more jobs away from the people. Others think that this will be a more effective way to run companies. Some advantages to machines are they increase efficiency and productivity. They reduce error, reduce risk rates, and improve safety for employees in high risk or dangerous work environments. Robots also improve organization and are cost effective for the workplace. This is because they will not need to take lunch breaks, holidays, sick leave or changing shift times.

Although some people like these robotic machienes others would disagree. These machines have caused many job losses or potential job losses in the future. These machines  can also cause high cost of implementation, thinking and doing something without having to be programmed. Robots can also be at risk of cyber problems and data protection. These machines are connected to the whole environment causing hackers to better be able to hack into important information. The Autonomous Robots also take time to charge and move slower and can have machine errors.  

In my opinion I do not think that These robots  or any type of autonomous Machines should be part of our society. They take jobs away from the people and that could cause a lot of problems such as unemployment. 

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/01/trusting-machines-versus-humans-we-must-understand-the-difference/

https://www.granta-automation.co.uk/news/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-robotic-automation/

 

Do you think we should replace human workers with Machines? 

 

Do you think that by 2030 there will be Machines/Robots running everything?

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    • I agree and there are also jobs people can do without getting hurt. 

  • I think automation is effective when aiding human workers and for unsafe jobs. It's sad to think about the number of companies that would immediately fire their human staff if a machine could do the same job because machines do not need to be paid or treated with respect. I would like to say jobs dealing with art, music, and writing will always be ran by humans, but there is new artificial intelligence that seems increasingly able to replace humans in that aspect aswell.

    • I agree that the machines can do the harder and most dangerous jobs. 

  • In my opinion workers should not be replaced by machines because as you said, they take jobs away. I think that the combination of machines and humans would be the best options so the work would be faster but there will still be people working and not loosing their job. Personally, I don't think that by 2023 Machines will be running everything but I think there will be a lot more than now.

    • I agree and they have already taken so many jobs. 

  • I believe that it should be half and half. I believe this because if we only have machines working, problems are bound to happen. Also, the unemployment rate will sky rocket. Meaning, there will not be as many job opportunities and people will be without jobs. 

    • I agree because some jobs are meant for machines and some are for people. 

  • This topic has come up a lot before and I think a lot of business owners and "leaders" of our country try to refrain from it as much as they can. Because all that means is fewer jobs so it affects the economy. I don't think by 2030 they will run everything, maybe more stuff, but not everything. 

    • I agree that if we start using machines over people then there will be less jobs for people. 

  • I think that some jobs should be machines and some should be people.  I think that the jobs that have to be perfect and don't quickly should be done by machines.  I think that the jobs like being a salesman or a store clerk should be done by humans.  I do think that the machines could cause unemployment.

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