As computer technology continues to advance in leaps and bounds,
computers
, machines often capable of performing complex calculations within a very short space of time and equipped with superhuman memory, are gradually rendering human labour superfluous.
Computers
have become more and more able to
humans
in their
jobs
.
As a result
, certain job positions may grow antiquated
due to
computers
.
First of all,
jobs
that involve manual labour could be easily replaced by
computers
as well as
machines.
For example
, workers who are responsible for staffing the cashier of a supermarket could be forced out of their
jobs
because the tasks they
involve limited creativity and are simple and repetitive. These days, machines dealing with payments are already by no means an uncommon spectacle in supermarkets. Some supermarkets can even get rid of human staff members entirely.
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and personal
can be
by customers’ “interaction” with a computer
instead
, which receives commands and
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tasks
accordingly
. The only difference between a human-to-human transaction and a human-to-machine transaction is that the former involves verbal communication
while
the latter involves pressing a few buttons.
Secondly
,
jobs
are that repetitive in nature and involve limited creativity may
also
be replaced by
computers
. Experts in artificial intelligence and futurists have speculated that even positions like accountants and lawyers can be replaced by artificially intelligent
computers
because they are able to solve complex problems in a fraction of the time their human counterparts require.
For example
, a computer will be able to conduct a quick search of its database of case laws and ordinances right after it has analysed the issues in a legal problem. Artificial intelligence could even learn on its own sophisiticated rules in financial accounting
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perform tasks in
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and tax planning and become as knowledgeable and skilful as an accountant. Following the same vein of reasoning,
computers
may even be able to replace
jobs
like doctors and nurses because
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will gain the capacity to make complex diagnoses and difficult judgments.
A problem that may arise
as a result
of the replacement of
humans
by
computers
at their job is, obviously, unemployment and boredom. Some might think that by the time
computers
are smart enough to replace most
humans
at their
jobs
,
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would be affected and the economy would plummet. I do not believe
this
would be the case, as wealth would flow to
humans
who are in control of the technology of artificial intelligence.
However
, human labourers and workers, be they blue-collar or white-collar workers, might have to face up to the threat of boredom. They will have to deal with a perpetual sense of ennui and purposelessness and even depression
due to
their lack of occupation and excitement. Should they fail to find ways to occupy themselves, they might risk feeling that their existence is pointless and even ponder putting their lives to a premature end.
To conclude
,
computers
are indeed a big threat to our economic goal of full employment. Their growing prominence
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forcing us to change our notion of how
humans
can be meaningfully occupied apart from getting a job. If
humans
do not manage to find a meaningful occupation apart from working, they would risk feeling bored, finding their lives without
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meaning and depressing.