“Better Than Human: Why Robots Will—and Must—Take Our Jobs” by Kevin Kelly and “The Influencing Machines” by Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld explain thoroughly the advancement of technology and what it will/can do for the world. Kelly explains the way robots have advanced in order to replace undesirable jobs whereas Gladstone and Neufeld depict how technological advances have changed the way people live. Kelly continues by informing the reader about a robot named Baxter that can do any job that a person teaches it to do and how it somewhat paves the way for future technology. On the other hand, Gladstone and Neufeld focus more on how technology, such as cellphones, television, and the internet, has caused people to complete intellectual tasks,
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Even though both essays make clear the advancement of technology and what it offers the world Kelly focuses on the ever changing technology in the workplace taking jobs only to create new ones for the people, while Gladstone and Neufeld emphasize the impact that social technology has on the public and the movement from researching to being fed information. In “Better Than Human: Why Robots Will—and Must—Take Our Jobs” Kelly begins by informing the reader about how the working industry has shifted from manual labor to robot production. Robots, so far, have only taken the grueling, repetitive jobs that people don’t care to do anymore to create new jobs in areas never imagined. Kelly discusses how robots are becoming more advanced and the most advanced robots are what lays the path to the future of higher quality technology. He explains how robots in the workplace “are acquiring smarts” in order to continue onward to a future where people will have personal robots at their disposal (Kelly, 301). For instance, Baxter is a robot that Kelly describes to be …show more content…
Gladstone and Neufeld explain how people are now able to make themselves appear to be somebody they aren’t and how technology can help to expand what is seen while diminishing it. Social media has changed communication methods and who people really are because it is so easy to change the image of a person. They use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and many other social media sites to make themselves look better or what they want to be to complete strangers. Television is a way for the famous to make themselves look better by making up something or taking some pictures of them doing a good deed to show people around the world the great things they do. It helps them show how much of an interesting life they lead and how it is so great when in reality it may be horrible. Gladstone and Neufeld discuss the effects technology has had throughout the years of evolution, from the radio to smartphones, and how it impacts the population. It promotes negative behavior in teenagers, decreases child physical activity, and reduces some intellectual abilities, such as researching and reading. The way people look for answers is all within a click of a button and no longer requires going to find a book to search for the answer. The use of Google, Bing, and other search engines has given people the ability to look for what
Even though both essays make clear the advancement of technology and what it offers the world Kelly focuses on the ever changing technology in the workplace taking jobs only to create new ones for the people, while Gladstone and Neufeld emphasize the impact that social technology has on the public and the movement from researching to being fed information. In “Better Than Human: Why Robots Will—and Must—Take Our Jobs” Kelly begins by informing the reader about how the working industry has shifted from manual labor to robot production. Robots, so far, have only taken the grueling, repetitive jobs that people don’t care to do anymore to create new jobs in areas never imagined. Kelly discusses how robots are becoming more advanced and the most advanced robots are what lays the path to the future of higher quality technology. He explains how robots in the workplace “are acquiring smarts” in order to continue onward to a future where people will have personal robots at their disposal (Kelly, 301). For instance, Baxter is a robot that Kelly describes to be …show more content…
Gladstone and Neufeld explain how people are now able to make themselves appear to be somebody they aren’t and how technology can help to expand what is seen while diminishing it. Social media has changed communication methods and who people really are because it is so easy to change the image of a person. They use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and many other social media sites to make themselves look better or what they want to be to complete strangers. Television is a way for the famous to make themselves look better by making up something or taking some pictures of them doing a good deed to show people around the world the great things they do. It helps them show how much of an interesting life they lead and how it is so great when in reality it may be horrible. Gladstone and Neufeld discuss the effects technology has had throughout the years of evolution, from the radio to smartphones, and how it impacts the population. It promotes negative behavior in teenagers, decreases child physical activity, and reduces some intellectual abilities, such as researching and reading. The way people look for answers is all within a click of a button and no longer requires going to find a book to search for the answer. The use of Google, Bing, and other search engines has given people the ability to look for what