Part1) Please read the
below and write the answers about three questions.
“The future is here!
Robots may not always deliver the benefits they promise.
Fletcher (2018) describes the experience of an animal charity in San Francisco
that had security problems with break ins, vandalism, and local drug users who
made staff and visitors feel unsafe. They employed a 1.5-meter-tall Knightscope
security robot. The robot patrolled nearby car parks and alleyways, taking
video recordings and saying “hello” to passersby; however, it was
accused of harassing homeless people. Calls for retribution appeared on social
media, and the charity suffered more vandalism. The robot was regularly tipped
over and actually suffered vandalism itself. Robots with artificial
intelligence routinely provide care for children and the elderly. They work in
hospitals, perform surgery, and play a range of analytical roles in offices.
But Fletcher sees the spread of workplace robots as a major challenge. “
Consider the following questions, provide responses, and then
discuss your colleagues’ responses in this week’s discussion.
- How
far are we willing to, or should we at all, let robots into the
workplace? - What
kinds of roles are acceptable for robots, and which are not? - Most
importantly, who sets the rules for how robots behave and how they decide
on priorities when interacting with people?
Using a multimedia tool of your choice, try posting one of your
responses as/with a multimedia item. Your remaining two responses may be text
based per guidelines.
Fletcher, S. (2018). What makes a good robot co-worker?
Retrieved from https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/voices/comment/good-robot-worker
Part2) After reading two students’
answers and write the short comment each one.
Student 1 Matthew)
Hello
Everyone,
Allowing robots
into the workplace can be very beneficial to the organization. I have worked
for a company that had many issues with the workforce. These issues ranged from
job performance to attendance. There were many times that the assembly line
would be running at an almost near standstill due to an overwhelming amount of
employees that called out for the day leaving the shift to be understaffed and
unable to meet the demands. The organization also needed to improve its
performance from those who worked for the organization. When the decision was
made to switch to having more of an automated influence many employees
complained that the company did not care about them because the company was replacing
the workers with robots. At first, I felt the same way as it did feel like that
but the organization offered the individual being laid-off the opportunity to
apply for and train in the maintenance and management of the new robotic
workforce. Those who took the company up on their offer to train them on
maintenance and upkeep have really been able to carve out a very important role
for themselves making them more valuable to the organization. The more that you
can make yourself valuable to the organization the more likely that you will be
able to stick with the company and grow within the organization.
Student
2 Brian)
Good morning class,
·
How far are we willing
to, or should we at all, let robots into the workplace?
Robots can be a great
tool within the workplace. I believe adding robots into the workplace will help
increase production and help their human counterparts. Instead of a bunch of
people performing menial tasks you could have robots do it while a human employee
oversees them and makes sure everything is ok. People typically worry about
robots taking their jobs. I don’t think this will be an issue. I see them more
as a means of increased production as opposed to a human replacement.
·
What kinds of roles
are acceptable for robots, and which are not?
Robots are not
acceptable for roles where error could cause human casualties. Statistically
you are more likely to get into a fatal crash with a human driver than its
robotic counterpart (Wang 2022). However, most feel safer with a human driver.
We seem to be able to stomach human errors more than we can stomach robotic
errors. Especially when human lives are at stake.
·
Most importantly, who
sets the rules for how robots behave and how they decide on priorities when interacting
with people?
I believe for serious
safety concerns the robot manufacturer should make sure that their products are
safe for use. There have been a rise in safety standards for industrial robots
(Sowery, 2022).
References
Wang, B. (2022, April 26). Tesla full self driving
actually safer than human drivers so far. NextBigFuture.com.
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2022/04/actual-safety-statistics-around-tesla-full-self-driving.html
Sowery, K. (2022, March 22). Safety Requirements for
Industrial Robots. Safety requirements for industrial robots.
https://www.electronicspecifier.com/industries/robotics/safety-requirements-for-industrial-robots