SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES

General Education Area

SCTS 1013 (Science, Technology and Society)
2nd SEMESTER S.Y 2020-2021

Name: John Roger Amos II Code: ____________________

Yr. & Course: _____________________ Instructor: ______________________________

QUIZ

Essay Writing (Picture Analysis)

Directions: Share your insights about the image/cartoon shown in each item. Limit your answer to 5-10
sentences. Write your entries on the space provided below each statement. (20 points)
Consider the criteria:
Content – 8 points
Grammar – 2 points
1.

Image retrieved from https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiginomica.com%2Fautomation-future-work-

people&psig=AOvVaw3OF4SdiaEzzMK_nieh_y82&ust=1617970266946000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCL
CG75PP7u8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

The world is currently in the process of fast and cruel modernization, where technology is going so fast and
becoming powerful and efficient that sometimes, it’s becoming a part of our day to day lives, and it can also
replace some jobs. In the picture, we can see a line-up of robots and a human and it looks like that they are
applying for a job. This is what most employment options look like nowadays, because companies can choose
whether they take advantage of technology over human labour. Specific examples include cleaning robots
instead of maids, or processing machines instead of a line up of workers. This can be exciting, but frightening
at the same time. Because eventually, robots can be a key to massive changes in the way we live, which can
lead to other massive changes which can be really good or it can be the worst nightmare the world will ever
have to live.
 2.

Image retrieved from https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fslate.com%2Ftechnology%2F2015%2F04%2Fex-machina-can-

robots-artificial-intelligence-have-
emotions.html&psig=AOvVaw1JeePLN6Jatyi_5XHW7wKc&ust=1617970800951000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCMjokJPR
7u8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ

Technology has developed so much in the past few decades and it developed so much that it is now nearing to
robots starting to look and have personalities like us, humans. Artificial intelligence is created to adapt to its
environment and create a specific mindset which can lead to having emotions. In the picture, we can see a
robot with a human face touching a face on the wall that looks like him. For me, this is a depiction of what the
future may look like. The possibilities are endless and this situation can be one of them. Not exactly the one
depicted in the picture because the picture shows how robots can slowly have personalities over time and be
humans just like us. Artificial intelligence has been a historical moment for science technology, and this picture
may be the next step to what technology can do. We don’t know exactly, but I’m certain that robots having
emotions and personalities is nearing, and we must prepare for it.