首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Amid all the job losses, there’s one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for nonhumans. From self-
Amid all the job losses, there’s one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for nonhumans. From self-
admin
2017-03-06
75
问题
Amid all the job losses, there’s one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for nonhumans.
From self-service checkout lines at the supermarket to industrial robots armed with saws and taught to carve up animal bodies in slaughter-houses, these ever-more-intelligent machines are now not just assisting workers but actually kicking them out of their jobs.
Automation isn’t just affecting factory workers, either. Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers.
"Robots continue to have an impact on blue-collar jobs, and white-collar jobs are under attack by micro-processors," says economics professor Edward Learner. The recession permanently wiped out 2.5 million jobs. U. S. gross domestic product has climbed back to pre-recession levels, meaning we’re producing as much as before, only with 6% fewer workers. To be sure, robotics are not the only job killers out there, with outsourcing(外包) stealing far more jobs than automation.
Jeff Burnstein, president of the Robotics Industry Association, argues that robots actually save U. S. jobs. His logic: companies that embrace automation might use fewer workers, but that’s still better than firing everyone and moving the work overseas.
It’s not that robots are cheaper than humans, though often they are. It’s that they’re better. "In some cases the quality requirements are so exacting that even if you wanted to have a human do the job, you couldn’t," Burnstein says.
Same goes for surgeons, who’re using robotic systems to perform an ever-growing list of operations—not because the machines save money but because , thanks to the greater precision of robots, the patients recover in less time and have fewer complications, says Dr. Myriam Curet.
Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky, as iRobot, maker of the Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner, has been showing off Ava, which could be used as a messenger in a hospital. And once you’re home, recovering, Ava could let you talk to your doctor, so there’s no need to send someone to your house. That "mobile telepresence" could be useful at the office. If you’re away on a trip, you can still attend a meeting. Just connect via videoconferencing software, so your face appears on Ava’s screen.
Is any job safe? I was hoping to say "journalist", but researchers are already developing software that can gather facts and write a news story. Which means that a few years from now, a robot could be writing this column. And who will read it? Well, there might be a lot of us hanging around with lots of free time on our hands.
What does the author imply about robotics?
选项
A、It will greatly enrich literary creation.
B、It will start a new technological revolution.
C、It will revolutionize scientific research.
D、It will be applied in any field imaginable.
答案
D
解析
由 author 可以定位到最后一段。那还有安全可靠的工作吗? 也许,我认为是“新闻从业人员”,不过,科研工作者已经着手开发能够收集事实信息并编写新闻稿件的软件。既然写作编辑一类的高度复杂的领域都可以使用机器人,言下之意,机器人可以被应用到任何可以想象得到的领域,D为正确选项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/7TU7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Hedidn’tthinkitwasveryspecial.B、Hedidn’tthinkitwasinexpensive.C、Hedidn’tthinkitwasnecessary.D、Hedidn’tthi
A、HewasborninNewEngland.B、HeonceworkedforHarvardUniversity.C、HewasEdwardThomas’friend.D、Hewasn’tawardedanyp
JuanLouis,ajuniorgeologymajor,decidedtogivean【B1】______speechabouthowearthquakesoccur.Fromhisaudienceandanalys
A、ToMichigan.B、ToChina.C、ToMaryland.D、ToCanada.D短文说,钻孔虫向北扩散至Ontario,Canada。故D是正确答案。四个选项是地名,可猜测题目与地点有关。A和C是美国的州名,B和D是国家名,
A、Tochecktheaccuracyofscales.B、Tocalculatethedensityofothermetals.C、Toobservechangesintheatmosphere.D、Tomeas
A、Themanwillprobablyhavetofindaroommate.B、Themanisunlikelytoliveinthesuburbs.C、Themanwillprobablyhavetob
A、Itisaffectingourhealthseriously.B、Ithindersourreadingandwriting.C、Itischangingourbodiesaswellasourculture
几百年来,昆曲在表演(staging)的通俗性上经历了种种波折,然而从未有人怀疑过它在戏剧领域享有的最高(supreme)地位。昆曲在其他形式的传统戏剧的创立中发挥了指导性的作用,并产生了一批致力于昆曲的追随者(devotee)。昆曲陶冶了中国古代文人的性
Fears,ingeneral,keepusfromreachingourfullpotential.Fearofsuccessisprobablyoneofthehardestfearstoidentify,a
Appleshavebeenasnotonlyadeliciousfruit,butalsoasaneffectivewaytoimproveyourhealth.Researchsuggeststhateati
随机试题
慢性细菌性痢疾病程,常超过的时间是
A.疏肝理气,活血化瘀B.清热利湿,化瘀解毒C.养阴清热,解毒祛瘀D.理气化痰,消食散结E.温中散寒,健脾调胃治疗肝癌湿热瘀毒证,应首选
单位、银行在票据上的签章和单位在结算凭证上的签章,为该单位、银行的公章加其法定代表人或者其授权的代理人的签名或者盖章。()
在考虑政府教育资助时,理财规划师应考虑的问题不包括下列的( )。
某男2006年结婚,2012年其父病故。他和母亲及妹妹继承父亲的遗产。如果他想把继承的遗产送给母亲,他必须()。
劳动合同的变更应当采用的形式是()。
物料需求计划的依据是()。
区域物流平台的构建成功与否充分反映在通过平台的“现代化物流服务”的产品效率是否最高,成本是否最低上。()
某生物制剂公司采取活熊取胆收集原材料,视频曝光后引起社会各界质疑和反对。该企业负责人回应说,企业乃合法经营,熊不疼痛,况且“人非熊,焉知熊之疼痛”。于是引起更加广泛的议论。对此,你的看法是()
中年期的人格变得较为成熟,具体表现包括()。
最新回复
(
0
)