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Chapter 10 Business Analytics Book Assignments

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Chapter 10 Questions for Discussion

1. According to Kazak (2021) in the federation of robotics research, currently more than

1.3milion of industrial robotics are being used. In the next few years several industries

may increase robotics use in their operations. For example, medical and health care may

increase use of robotics due to the rising health complication and it is believed that

robotics can help in research and executing treatment accurately. Additionally,

agriculture is another industry where robotics use is expected to increase. Robots have

been used in farming to increase food security as way of protecting human against

hunger. For instance, robots have also been used in milking cows, in monitoring crops

and in managing harvests. Also, robots have been widely used in food preparation since

humans need food every day and preparing such foods have to meet particular qualities

and quantities that humans cannot meet accurately. Further, robots have also been used

extensively in manufacturing industries because of their accuracy, speed, quality and

quantity they can produce which meets all required manufacturing standards. Besides

robots have been widely used in transportation and automobile industry to speed the

transportation in the industry. Robots have also been used in emergency to make first

responses for instance in cases of accidents and other disasters which need a quick

attention. For instance, drones can identify survivors and navigate underneath the

collapsed structure after floods or earthquakes to rescue the victims. They can also help

in firefighting and in transporting urgently needed medical supplies. As well robots have

also been widely used in law enforcement and also in military. They have been widely

used to make explosives and surveillance which human beings may not be able to do due

to the high risks associated with them

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2. Some of my take aways are the different views on impact on Artificial intelligence future

jobs. In my view actually, after implementing of the artificial intelligence lots of jobs

such as Accountants, Factory workers, truckers and radiologists will be eliminated. The

main reason of it is the robots works better than the human and they don't need rest or

they don't need break. Besides, robots can work more time than the humans. To prepare

for that period when human beings will not need to apply for many jobs I will start by

switching my career to jobs which may arise as a result of use of robotics and artificial

intelligence such as artificial intelligence development, Customer–robot interactions,

Robot managers, Data labelers, Robot pilots and artists, Test drivers and quality

inspectors and artificial intelligence lab scientists (Hernandez ,2018).Besides I will also

start familiarizing myself with concepts such as the universal basic income (UBI) were

citizens will be given a minimal basic income to ensure that no one goes hungry despite

the massive loss of jobs and social investment stipend (SIS), which would recognize

individuals’ contributions to society for providing support and care, community service,

or education

3. Based on the chapter reading, the two key ideas mentioned were universal basic income

and (UBI) and societal investment stipend (SIS). Under the universal basic income (UBI),

the citizens will be availed with some minimal income to ensure no one goes hungry,

taking into consideration the massive job losses caused by automation. On the other hand,

Lee (2018) propagated paying some stipends to individuals depending on the amount of

their contribution to the society. The universal basic income has two critical advantages

over the other available options. Firstly, it will help in poverty alleviation in the society

even though jobs will be lost. Secondly, it will reduce the burden of people struggle in
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looking for food and other basics. The disadvantages of the universal basic income will

be. Firstly, the concept will lead to more poverty through laziness of people since they

will not be working. Additionally, the free income may end up in a great disaster to the

people as there will be no need of working hard in life. Secondly, learners will not be

motivated to learn to secure jobs which may end up creating a world full of fools. On the

other hand, the advantages of the societal investment according to Lee (2018), include

that it will motivate people to work smarter and harder to secure better income since the

amount of income given will depending on a person’s contribution to the society. Besides

there will totally be no laziness as every individual will be highly motivated to work hard

so as to be able to get a higher stipend. The disadvantages of this approach are, that the

concept doesn’t clearly state clearly state the parameters which will be used to reward

people since anyone could contribute to societal growth in different ways despite their

level of education. Because of this argument people may prefer not to study which may

end up into other life controversies on the importance of education. Therefore, despite the

fact that both ideas may look excellent how and if they shall be implemented is depended

on public opinion and policy setting as it shall remain important to consider the

importance of some sectors like education to avoid raising a lazy helpless society.

4. Robots and other artificial intelligence-based technologies are increasingly outperforming

humans in jobs previously thought safe from automation. This has led to growing

concerns about the future of jobs, wages, economic equality and government revenues.

To address these issues, there have been multiple calls around the world to tax the robots.

Although the concerns that have led to the recent robot tax proposals may be valid, robot

tax may lead to unintended consequences of such a tax, including limiting innovation.
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Rather, advances in robotics and other forms of artificial intelligence merely exacerbate

the issues already caused by a tax system that under-taxes capital income and over-taxes

labor income. Non-tax policy measures that seek to improve the labor market, support

displaced workers, and encourage innovation, are a better solution to this job loss issue.

For instance the concept of universal basic income (UBI) were citizens will be given a

minimal basic income to ensure that no one goes hungry despite the massive loss of jobs

and social investment stipend (SIS), which would recognize individuals’ contributions to

society for providing support and care, community service, or education are the key

solutions to the job losses which will result as a result of use of robotics and artificial

intelligence technologies so there is no reason to panic and start introducing taxes on

robotics. As well people may just prepare to switch careers to fit on the new jobs which

will result as a result of the use of robotics widely such as; artificial intelligence

development, Customer–robot interactions, Robot managers, Data labelers, Robot pilots

and artists, Test drivers and quality inspectors and artificial intelligence lab scientists

(Hernandez ,2018). Together, these changes have the potential to manage the threat of

automation while also maximizing its advantages, thereby easing our transition into this

new automation era smoothly.

Exercise 5 A Robotics Application in Healthcare.

The problem addressed; In the new era robots are used to disinfect the patient rooms and

operation suites that reduces the risks for the other patients and health care professionals.

Additionally, robots work in the laboratories to transfer the blood samples. Further can work in

the robotic lab assistant to locate the blood vessel and can draw the blood with less pain for the

patients. Besides, robots are used to train the emergency personnel to respond to trauma.
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Technology summary; the robot uses a mobile array of powerful short wavelength

ultraviolet lights that emits the enough energy to shred the Deoxyribonucleic acid molecules or

Ribonucleic acid molecule of any microorganisms that are exposed to them. Ultraviolet

disinfecting technology is used to disinfecting the drinking water. The robot comprises of mobile

based equipment with multiple lidar sensors and array of Ultraviolet lamp on its top.

How the Results are achieved; the robot scan the environment and then create a digital

map. On the digital map annotation are made to mark the boundaries where the robots can

disinfect. The ultraviolent array usual emits around twenty joules per square meter and can clear

environment with more consistency.

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References

Kazak, A. N., Oleinikov, N. N., Timirgaleeva, R. R., Ryndach, M. A., & Gorobets, D. V.

(2021). Service robotics development trends in the Russian Federation. In AIP

Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2402, No. 1, p. 070020). AIP Publishing LLC.

Lee, K. F. (2018). The human promise of the AI revolution. The Wall Street Journal