The one topic that William Van Dusen Wishard talked about was how a new stage of technology to replace humans is coming in the near future. The reason I liked reading about this one topic so much was because I feel very similar to this feeling as well. No matter what position I’m in I always see something new that can be replacing people. For example, let’s take self checkout, many people always tend to go to this in stores because it’s quick and easier then going through a cash register, there’s less interaction, and your able to go at your own speed. I see a lot of people every time I’m in a store going to the self checkout and there are more of the self checkouts then people working at a cash register.
Another example would be an airplane or car. An airplane has auto pilot, a system that takes control of the air plane for the captain. Seeing this in action might sound scary but it does actually keep the plane on track for the destination it is set to go to until the pilot comes back from the bathroom or wherever they go. I’m sure if technology does develop any further that this auto pilot will become a system where there is no pilot needed at all. A new technology device that has come up to date is cars. A lot of cars nowadays are now known as electric cars meaning that they don’t run on gas but rather rechargeable electric batteries. For example, take a look at a Tesla, one of the newest cars out to date and one of the best inventions ever made. A Tesla is a full electric car with keyless entry, push to start engine buttons, built in tablets, luxury interior and best of all, auto drive. This car alone just shows how advanced technology can get. If this car is able to have a giant tablet on their dashboard along with many other features & auto drive, then hover cars are a possibility.
I do have a feeling that many people who work in assembly lines will be replaced with robots soon enough. The reason being is because America keeps advancing every day. There are so many smart people out there who are able to come up with these ideas and build what they want. If they wanted to build robots to replace humans they could. I’m pretty sure people have already. Take amazon as another example. Instead of amazon delivering it by hand they are inventing a robot drone to start delivering these packages which is insane. How would a drone be able to do that? I don’t understand at all. If you look at drones that people have they are so small so how would a drone be able to carry certain size packages. I do feel like a lot of people are more then capable of replacing humans with robots no doubt about it. America’s technology is rapidly advancing and we are all witnesses to it.
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