As the world becomes technologically advanced, computers are replacing people at more and more jobs, What are some job positions that may be lost because of computers? What are some problems that may result from this situation.

Computers

have become an integral part of our lives than ever before. With the advancement in technology, it will be no surprise if more and more

jobs

are replacing

people

with

computers

. The

jobs

that see

this

trend have a similar nature and

such

replacement of manpower will have its consequences when exercised at a magnitude. The

jobs

that see the replacement of

people

with

computers

will all have one thing in common. They are all

jobs

that are repetitive and mundane in nature.

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customer care

service

professionals come across customers who ask similar questions

such

as 'When does my

service

expire?' or 'How to cancel my subscription?'. Labour is expensive in most countries and companies will prefer to have fewer employees or lower

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incurred on each process or employee. In the example mentioned above, frequently asked questions are answered by means of a chatbox, which need to be programmatically created only once but can replace hundreds of employees and

thus

save on

cost

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incurred to maintain resources.

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more food courts have adopted replacing food court cleaners with robots that can achieve the same results, of cleaning the tables and floor , more cost-effectively. These are a few examples of

jobs

that do not encounter new scenarios and can be easily automated. Though replacing

people

with

computers

wherever feasible seems like an attractive proposition, it comes with certain limitations which inhibit its wide adoption. Namely, though

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amount of repetitive tasks can be carried out by

computers

, some tasks eg Infrequent subscription related questions to customer

service

should still be answered by a customer

service

professional. A bigger concern will be the widespread unemployability as

computers

slowly take over

people

's

jobs

.

This

will greatly affect the job market and the economy.

People

will need to be reskilled to find a niche that for the time being cannot be automated by a computer.

Thus

though technological advancements have several benefits, the replacement of job positions by

computers

comes with certain drawbacks that need to be addressed. The companies that adopt these methods will need a contingency plan to address computer malfunctions if any and the government has to have appropriate reskill programs in place should they foresee automation in a particular industry.