Harmful effect of robot to the world.

[arimamib]

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Nowadays only rich people can afford to own a robot. But there is still a risk, because when the robot malfunctions, it can harm others, or damage other things, which is a bigger problem that can also end up in a crime or tragedy.

Although, there is an advantage, yes, but the disadvantage must also be looked at, and that is the dangerous thing about the robot.. no one can guarantee that it will be 100% for life, that's okay, to be honest.

Robots are just luxury property that can be a barrier to the many potential benefits. The main idea of creating robots is to make people having easier life. People tend to forget that robots have bigger potential risks. Robots functioning with certain program would do complete tasks, but there is always a chance of malfunctions that can be harmful for human. In the worst-case scenario, this could even lead to a crime or tragedy.

Technology keeps advancing with the idea of robots to be used in human society being discussed on various opinions. The safety standard and regulations are the main issue with robots, because the risks shouldn't be at a level to make life harder when the idea of creating robots is to make life easier. The risks also reaches the social aspects, because robots will occupy the job vacancies from human that will create more jobless people in the world that can lead the rise of criminal acts.

[STT]

This is Luddism which is centuries old, technology replacing people in their labor is old as time really.  Its not a negative force but the discussion is completely valid as it appears that way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Luddism


I dont exactly disagree with this perspective as it can be true short term but history also shows society and a nation overall will grow greater, more capable and ultimately richer if we deploy utility and technology to our advantage.    The area where I live used to be the center of the county, it was farming based and required many people so the population was employed and required in that industry.   A hundred or so years ago all those livelihoods were replaced by machines, the labor wasnt required and it wasnt even as efficient and useful as a machine which can work in mud and the rain non stop without ever getting ill.

Machines, robots, much of technology can easily be superior to humans in a certain task.  They dont ever need to sleep rest or step away.  However the positive which will always be true is humans are always superior to a machine doing what its told, they really arent close to replacing the human spirit and intelligence despite recent claims the clue is in the name its artificial and mostly about repetition not genuine.

[poodle63]

Robots are just luxury property that can be a barrier to the many potential benefits. The main idea of creating robots is to make people having easier life. People tend to forget that robots have bigger potential risks. Robots functioning with certain program would do complete tasks, but there is always a chance of malfunctions that can be harmful for human. In the worst-case scenario, this could even lead to a crime or tragedy.

Technology keeps advancing with the idea of robots to be used in human society being discussed on various opinions. The safety standard and regulations are the main issue with robots, because the risks shouldn't be at a level to make life harder when the idea of creating robots is to make life easier. The risks also reaches the social aspects, because robots will occupy the job vacancies from human that will create more jobless people in the world that can lead the rise of criminal acts.

the harmful effect in the use of robots for various tasks should be studied further imo there's just insufficient data that could prove whether the use and taking advantage of robot in various working field might actually cause harm and increase fataility rate as you mentioned i don't really agree with this just like machine in general it only malfunctions if there's lack of maintainers, even more so the robot usually are just being used for repeated mundane job at best and instead could be life saving.
have you seen some big mining companies where they utilize the use of remote controlled mining equipments, that alone already reduce the fatality rate of working in mining companies.
if we could take advantage of AI, the whole field might just get operated by robot where everything is replaceable, therefore nullifying fatality rate due to accidents.
then again further studies with real data I think is necessary.

[jaberwock]

The use of robot in the world is really affecting the economy and also causing unemployment.
If you build a company and you are making 1 million dollars as profit every month and then spends 6000 thousand dollars to pay your works and then you are given the opportunity to buy robots for 1 million dollars that will do the jobs your works are doing without it having faults for 10 years won't you go for it there by sacking your workers.
In the next 10 years there will be high rate of unemployment in the world because job's that should be done by humans are now given to robots and by so doing it will also affect the economy of the world.

I did some calculations and found out that paying $6k for the human workers for the next 10 years is cheaper than paying 1M dollars for the bot to run for the same span of time. Robots are not a new thing but as we can see there are still lots of people working for a company and I think this will remain even after 10 years because maybe the company owners already know that totally replacing their workers with just robots are only going to harm the economy and add in to what I said earlier that they can't save money for it, if that was their goal.

It does not mean that workers are now totally safe from getting sacked. So they should still not be confident and better if they can continuously save up, invest, and grow their skills /knowledge as a back-up in case the bad thing occurs.

[MissNonFall9]

That's a lie, if we know what things to automate to make our lives much more comfortable then robots wouldn't be a bane to us as we (and the media would like us) to think. You don't want to do the watering early in the morning for your plants? You can just always delegate that task to a robot, my point is that the labor that you think that shouldn't be done by a robot, you just don't replace it with that and you'd be fine. Automation is the future but we have to be careful that it's only the ones that are in power that would benefit from it and not everyone in the world.

"Not everyone in the world" hides the harmful effects of robots in the world. For example people who work for various companies or businesses institutions to make a living and provide for their families, will be laid off when for using robots will no longer need those workers. As a result, they will live in extreme poverty. But for those at the top robots will be a much more profitable replacement for manual workers.

[ancafe]

"Not everyone in the world" hides the harmful effects of robots in the world. For example people who work for various companies or businesses institutions to make a living and provide for their families, will be laid off when for using robots will no longer need those workers. As a result, they will live in extreme poverty. But for those at the top robots will be a much more profitable replacement for manual workers.

That's a serious problem that needs to be thought about because when robots start to control all the work done by humans, our lives will become increasingly difficult. There are sectors that really need robots as workers and there are also some sectors where it is impossible for robots to work. Every company will definitely benefit more from using robots because they don't need to hire workers and other costs, but it is impossible for all workers to be done by robots.

Large companies will also consider costs and if the costs incurred are lower when done by robots then they will definitely use them. We must be able to adapt to this because in the future we never know whether the work sector will be taken over by robots or not. If today the use of robots is still limited to large companies, it is possible that in the future they will master many things.

[lizarder]

The use of robot in the world is really affecting the economy and also causing unemployment.
If you build a company and you are making 1 million dollars as profit every month and then spends 6000 thousand dollars to pay your works and then you are given the opportunity to buy robots for 1 million dollars that will do the jobs your works are doing without it having faults for 10 years won't you go for it there by sacking your workers.
In the next 10 years there will be high rate of unemployment in the world because job's that should be done by humans are now given to robots and by so doing it will also affect the economy of the world.

Humans must be able to adapt to sophisticated technology and indeed life in the future will be full of mysteries. When humans are unable to adapt to sophisticated technology, it will make it difficult for them to live their lives. There are definitely positive and negative values when robots begin to master the work done by humans, but what steps must be taken so that humans are not left behind? Robots were created by humans and humans should be much smarter than the robots themselves and they should not take on all the work done by humans.

In the future the cost of purchasing robots will also be expensive and it is impossible for all the work to be done by them. Buying a robot also requires maintenance costs because it is impossible for the robot to work according to orders if the robot's own needs are not met. This should be a serious concern because if robots start replacing human jobs then our lives will be much more complicated in the future.

[Lanatsa]

The use of robot in the world is really affecting the economy and also causing unemployment.
If you build a company and you are making 1 million dollars as profit every month and then spends 6000 thousand dollars to pay your works and then you are given the opportunity to buy robots for 1 million dollars that will do the jobs your works are doing without it having faults for 10 years won't you go for it there by sacking your workers.
In the next 10 years there will be high rate of unemployment in the world because job's that should be done by humans are now given to robots and by so doing it will also affect the economy of the world.

Humans must be able to adapt to sophisticated technology and indeed life in the future will be full of mysteries. When humans are unable to adapt to sophisticated technology, it will make it difficult for them to live their lives. There are definitely positive and negative values when robots begin to master the work done by humans, but what steps must be taken so that humans are not left behind? Robots were created by humans and humans should be much smarter than the robots themselves and they should not take on all the work done by humans.

In the future the cost of purchasing robots will also be expensive and it is impossible for all the work to be done by them. Buying a robot also requires maintenance costs because it is impossible for the robot to work according to orders if the robot's own needs are not met. This should be a serious concern because if robots start replacing human jobs then our lives will be much more complicated in the future.

No one knows on what the future looks like on which it would really be that understandable that if there are some changes then we do just make out that kind of adjustment and would really be able to cope up on whatever things that might be that affected. We do know that if there's changes then there would really be things that would be mainly affected and if there is then there's no other option but to deal and would really be accepting on what are the things that we would really be supposed to encounter and this is something that we should be preparing. We are living in a world on which it would really be needing up that kind of approach on which you would really be versatile on whatever we would be able to face up.

If you do find out that your job is really something that could potentially be replaced by robots then it would really be just that normal that you would really be finding up
for other options to find yourself having that back up plan.

[kawetsriyanto]

You cannot expect that the development of technology brings only positive effects without negative effects, that is impossible. Like, why don't you think that without robots replacing humans there would be more workplace accidents? In addition, if you have ever operated and managed a factory, you will know how serious the damage will be if one day a worker suddenly quits his job and does not notify you in advance. That is also considered one of the disadvantages of using humans as labor while robots do not.

Everything in this world should have positive and negative side. It is true that we can't expect the technology brings no negative impact. Not only about robots, even smartphone brings some negative impacts for human. So, it is something we can't avoid, we only has an option to deal with the negative impacts.

Well, when we must quit the jobs, we must have other jobs to do. The robots may reduce the number of workers on the company. But the positive side is that people will be motivated to think more innovative to have alternative jobs.

I am also aware that, as technology develops, many people will be unemployed, but why don't we upgrade ourselves and adapt, instead of forcing the whole world to stop because of our backwardness? If you are afraid of losing your job or becoming unemployed, always actively improve your knowledge, qualifications, skills...to avoid being eliminated.

If the existence of robots will replace some jobs, people must move to other jobs. However, I think the robots won't totally replace the human jobs, it just reduce the number of the employees. And some jobs seem irreplaceable, it only can be done by human. So, I think we don't need to much worried about the future of available jobs for human.

Agree, if we don't want to be unemployed, we must have good knowledge. We also must have some skills that can be useful for varied jobs.

[uneng]

If the existence of robots will replace some jobs, people must move to other jobs. However, I think the robots won't totally replace the human jobs, it just reduce the number of the employees. And some jobs seem irreplaceable, it only can be done by human. So, I think we don't need to much worried about the future of available jobs for human.

Agree, if we don't want to be unemployed, we must have good knowledge. We also must have some skills that can be useful for varied jobs.

Yes, it's impossible to stop progress and technological development, so inevitably humans will have to adapt themselves to this new reality and move to other or new kinds of jobs, which must appear in the market, once new demands by humans are developed. I believe the tendency is that in the future we are going to see new categories of jobs being implemented, most of them focused on welfare, entertainment and mental health services, which can't be replaced by AIs, or if replaced by AIs won't have the same productive and rewarding effects of interacting with another real human being.

On the other hand, mechanical and repetitive jobs are indeed going to be fully replaced by automatons. As we can see, there are already machines which fully build houses like a giant 3D printer machine, so even the construction field is being replaced by the new technologies. In my opinion it's not a bad thing, because humans will have the opportunity to spend their time on more productive and subjective activities which generate food for the thought.

[reagansimms]

The use of robot in the world is really affecting the economy and also causing unemployment.
If you build a company and you are making 1 million dollars as profit every month and then spends 6000 thousand dollars to pay your works and then you are given the opportunity to buy robots for 1 million dollars that will do the jobs your works are doing without it having faults for 10 years won't you go for it there by sacking your workers.
In the next 10 years there will be high rate of unemployment in the world because job's that should be done by humans are now given to robots and by so doing it will also affect the economy of the world.

The presence of robots makes humans have to be more creative in order to be ready to compete in increasingly sophisticated technological developments. Some jobs that have previously been done by humans will be taken over by robots, causing unemployment to increase. Developing oneself by creating creative ideas needs to be done to maintain economic stability, humans who are equipped with reason must plan something to be more independent amidst increasingly developing technology. Looking for work in companies that are starting to use robots is no longer effective due to limited job opportunities, building your own business is the solution to survive amidst increasingly fierce competition.

[martinex]

It is certain that there will be large unemployment that will occur and make the poverty rate increase because my assumption is simple, just look at the workers, both government and private, there is always a name to rest at work for reasons of illness, family events and vacation leave. If his typical boss works like a robot and doesn't want to know I guess it will be implemented.

The basic assumption is that they are pursuing income in the form of income at the end of the year which must be achieved if the robot is employed, there will be many costs that will be saved and there is no longer a term off work and leave and related repairs have been prepared specifically if there is a robot that is no longer functional or replaced otherwise. It won't be long.

[justdimin]

I did some calculations and found out that paying $6k for the human workers for the next 10 years is cheaper than paying 1M dollars for the bot to run for the same span of time. Robots are not a new thing but as we can see there are still lots of people working for a company and I think this will remain even after 10 years because maybe the company owners already know that totally replacing their workers with just robots are only going to harm the economy and add in to what I said earlier that they can't save money for it, if that was their goal.

It does not mean that workers are now totally safe from getting sacked. So they should still not be confident and better if they can continuously save up, invest, and grow their skills /knowledge as a back-up in case the bad thing occurs.

Also, it is a lot more satisfying for the human managers who are horrible human beings to make sure that they can abuse the workers, what people do not understand is that human interaction at companies usually works well when the manager is a horrible human, and they abuse their workers, sure there are some companies who are not like that, but most companies try to make you stay overtime, make you take calls even after work, make you come in sick, make you not take your vacation days if possible, and all kinds of stuff.

Try to do that for a robot, if a robot is down, it's down, you can't judge a robot into working, you need to fix it, a human could come into work even if they have cancer because they fear that you will fire them, a robot could break something and won't care, it has no emotions. I am not sure if robot would be a better worker for the ego of 90%+ of the managers.

[Synchronice]

The use of robot in the world is really affecting the economy and also causing unemployment.
If you build a company and you are making 1 million dollars as profit every month and then spends 6000 thousand dollars to pay your works and then you are given the opportunity to buy robots for 1 million dollars that will do the jobs your works are doing without it having faults for 10 years won't you go for it there by sacking your workers.
In the next 10 years there will be high rate of unemployment in the world because job's that should be done by humans are now given to robots and by so doing it will also affect the economy of the world.

Did the invention of calculators had harmful effect to the world? No, right? So, we have to worry nothing in this case. Invention and development of robots is only goin to help us work less and get more done since robots don't get tired and never sleep. Some countries had discussion about that even before the AI and solution in this case is that people will get pension from the governments.
By the way, the development of robots prove that the demand on software developers (AI developers), designers and mechanical engineers will significantly grow.

[blckhawk]

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This is not a lie entirely. Definitely, the introduction of Robots and Artificial intelligence will make a lot of people unemployed if they do not do anything about it, because a lot of people will prefer to use a single robot to perform a job meant for five persons. But people will always adapt and live comfortably just as they have always be adapting since the advancement of technology. There is always a solution to every problem and some of the solutions to this employment issue as it relates to the use of robots are:

• leaving some job roles exclusively for humans: This is the best any government can do for his people.  We all know that if only robots take up most of the jobs, a lot of persons will be displaced. The government has every right to issue an order to every organisation stating what percentage of job positions should be left for humans and what percentage can be handled by robots. This will go a long way in creating a balance in the country as a whole
• Self improvement: As technology is advancing, no one needs to be told to learns skills so they can meetup with the new standard.  Improve as technology is improving so you can fit into the changing society.

Robots are invented by humans, humans can still regulate its use so it doesn't cause hardships instead of making life easier.

Your points do make sense but they're all banking on the faith that companies ill have the heart to just do those things to take care of people that they only see as numbers, once there's more money out of automation, lay offs will be inevitable. Yes, some roles or jobs can't easily be replaced by robots but the number that would be replaced is more than anyone will expect, of that I'm sure. Again, your point make sense, they can regulate robots but who's saying that they have to do that though? If it hurts their money making, they won't do it most likely.

[Freeesta]

I love robots. I don't think they will replace people in many jobs. I would like there to be a lot of robots, especially in production with poor working conditions. Who wants to lose their health at work? I don't think there are such people. And robots can do any job perfectly. If we compare how much human work costs and robot work, we will understand what kind of work is worth betting on. In the future, work will be done by robots.

[dezoel]

Unemployment has always been an issue to the world ever since the industry world grew. Back when there wasn't this assembly line logic, people made stuff everywhere, and it was a slow process and a lot of people were hired just to make sure that we could do what one factory can do, then we started to have factories, and needed a lot less people and in the end we still managed to survive.

The problem is that with robotics, we are going to have even higher difference between people who are rich and people who are not. Back in the day, all the way to 80's, people who were rich were few, and their combined wealth wasn't that much higher than everyone else, but the gap between 1% and the rest is growing more and more, and robots would make it even bigger.

[lizarder]

No one knows on what the future looks like on which it would really be that understandable that if there are some changes then we do just make out that kind of adjustment and would really be able to cope up on whatever things that might be that affected. We do know that if there's changes then there would really be things that would be mainly affected and if there is then there's no other option but to deal and would really be accepting on what are the things that we would really be supposed to encounter and this is something that we should be preparing. We are living in a world on which it would really be needing up that kind of approach on which you would really be versatile on whatever we would be able to face up.

If you do find out that your job is really something that could potentially be replaced by robots then it would really be just that normal that you would really be finding up
for other options to find yourself having that back up plan.

It shouldn't be too difficult to see the future and if robots are forced to do human jobs then in the future we will lose a lot of jobs. This will definitely happen so humans must try to adapt to all possibilities that will occur in the future and we must also have options if that happens. Now in several countries it has been practiced to use robots in work even though they have not yet mastered many sectors, but the impact is felt so that humans are increasingly limited in doing the work they can do.

There are many jobs that can most likely be replaced by robots because currently technology is so sophisticated and robots can be designed according to human wishes. Of course we don't expect that to happen and all jobs will be taken over by robots, because humans also need work to earn money for their living.

[Yaqs15]

The now seemingly increasing automation & advancement of AI can definitely have a negative impact on the world. Robots taking over human jobs can lead to unemployment & economic inequality. Us now having a reliance on AI & robots may reduce human interaction which will affect social relationships & mental health. There are also ethical concerns regarding privacy, security & and bias in AI decision making. It’s really important we address these issues & ensure a balanced approach to the integration of tech for the benefit of society as a whole.

The use of an AI in place of human being where human is suppose to be active, i think it is  should not be considered development to the society. Because any development that would create financial challenges to the citizens, I don't think should be called development. Most countries especially African countries, if the use of AI is adopt, it will cause a lot of employment issues. They are already shouting of lack of employment, if this AI of a thing should be introduced, you know it will be worst.
Most of the problems of insecurities that the world are facing today are due to lack of Jobs which will be worst when this happens.

If it's regarding the removal of a lot of employment due to the ability of robots or automations to do those jobs more efficiently then I agree with you that it's harmful to the world especially to the working class on the minimum wage bracket, they're the one that will be affected the most because they're doing most of the jobs that will be replaced by AI, robots, and other automation technology. And I'm telling you all that once this happens, it's going to be difficult to take it back or fight back because these corporations control the world and they don't care about their workers, if it's more profit to resort to automation, they're going to take it without any hesitation.

That's the main problem, most of the employers don't care about the well being of their workers. They are just concern about how their company will make a lot of profits. They are concern about how to cut off or reduce their expenses. Most especially when sometimes workers may agitate or lay complain that their minimum wage should be increased and when they retire, they also request for their gratuity and pension in which all of these are not requested by the AI robots.
In time of sincerity, since artificial intelligence only works and deliver its service according to how it is being configured, then there will be nothing like stealing the company property or fund diversion in to their own personal account . All of these factors are considered by the company owners.

[MissNonFall9]

"Not everyone in the world" hides the harmful effects of robots in the world. For example people who work for various companies or businesses institutions to make a living and provide for their families, will be laid off when for using robots will no longer need those workers. As a result, they will live in extreme poverty. But for those at the top robots will be a much more profitable replacement for manual workers.

That's a serious problem that needs to be thought about because when robots start to control all the work done by humans, our lives will become increasingly difficult. There are sectors that really need robots as workers and there are also some sectors where it is impossible for robots to work. Every company will definitely benefit more from using robots because they don't need to hire workers and other costs, but it is impossible for all workers to be done by robots.

Large companies will also consider costs and if the costs incurred are lower when done by robots then they will definitely use them. We must be able to adapt to this because in the future we never know whether the work sector will be taken over by robots or not. If today the use of robots is still limited to large companies, it is possible that in the future they will master many things.

It is really hard to tell when our jobs will be lost due to technological developments. Humans in the world have invented technology mainly to reduce work and optimize profits. So our efforts to reduce the use of robots will not work. So we should discover and invest in such profitable areas in addition to current work to secure future lives.