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Today,
technological advances are rapidly making it possible to automate much of the
work currently carried out by humans. This applies to both blue-collar jobs
through robotics and the Internet of things, and white-collar work through
artificial intelligence, the wide applicability of these technologies has led
to broad concern about the destruction of jobs. Indeed, according to a 2014
Oxford study, 47% of jobs in the US could be replaced. By automated processes
in the next two decades.
Of
course. As many have noted, while technology has always removed the need for
some types of jobs, it also creates new ones. Technology is a set of tools that
we use in different ways to increase efficiency. The Industrial Revolution
destroyed some jobs but created many more. It also increased the total wealth
of society and began to create a middle class who could enjoy health, education
and other benefits that previously had been available only to the wealthiest. It
can be challenging to predict the kinds of jobs that this new revolution will
create and in what quantities, which makes the situation seem worse than it
actually is. But nine of the top ten most in-demand jobs of 2012 didn't exist
in 2003, suggesting that this latest revolution is creating new employment
opportunities.
For
many, this picture is overly optimistic. The new jobs require a completely
different skills set —you can't turn an assembly plant worker into a data
scientist overnight. Others are concerned that we are facing a permanent
reduction in the need for human labor. Science fiction has long imagined a
future where we no longer have to work and can spend our time on more noble
pursuits. Could it be that we are reaching that inflection point in human
history, if we are? Neither our social norms nor our economic systems are ready
for it. Today, self-worth is inherently tied up with jobs,professions,careers and trades.
(1)
How
is white-collar work automated by technology?
(2)
What
is technology according to the passage?
(3)
Please
decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and
explain why.
It
is obviously optimistic to predict the types and quantities of jobs that this
new revolution will create. .
(4)
Please
briefly present the benefits that technological advances bring to you. (about 40 words)
答案: Through artificial intelligence.
Technology is a set of tools that we use in different ways to increase efficiency.
It is obviously optimistic to predict the types and quantities of jobs that this new revolution will create. According to the passage, it can be challenging to predict the kinds of jobs that this new revolution will create and in what quantities, which makes the situation seem worse than it actually is.
With the development of Internet, plenty of digital resources are available to me. Everything is at the touch of a fingertip, so I can easily and quickly access whatever I am interested in and expand my minds by immersing myself in high quality resources.