Automation is generally seen as a sign of progress, but what is lost when we replace

humans with machines?

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ENGL-1110

Argumentative Essay

Period 1

Robots Among Us

Are robots stealing our jobs for better or worse? When it comes to robots they could be

one of the biggest lifesavers when it comes to humans because we could have them perform

hazardous tasks which in turn saves our lives, meanwhile, with the assistance of robots, the

number of jobs would decrease.

When people first think of robots doing human jobs most minds go to the negative

viewpoint but if people would just step back and look at the big picture. They would see that

with robots we could achieve greater heights, an example would be if humans wanted to see if

another planet could sustain life, which, would take multiple years to travel there. We can send

robots to scope the area out and then send humans. Also when it comes to jobs most people

would prefer not to do a robot for, example if we replaced all janitors with robots we would have

an increase of workers meanwhile ex-janitors could find better work elsewhere. Here are just a

few reasons why robots would be a great help to our society.

Nevertheless, there are several downsides to robot automation it starts with people losing

their jobs. But where does it end they may say that robots will replace humans in simple jobs and

extremely precise jobs but who decides the start and finish line of this game we are trying to

play? While the average person is seeking a job after they just got replaced people in the

government are receiving more money than ever due to not having to pay a robot a salary, but do
 Automation is generally seen as a sign of progress, but what is lost when we replace
humans with machines?
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not forget even if someone wants to acquire a job fixing robots they would have to go to college

which means the government will still receive the money one way or another.

In contrast, the job situation is not even a real probably because the robots are going to

have human support from maintenance, supervision, and security. Maintenance is a flaw robots

can never escape because no matter how well-made robots are made they will always have

problems. Now when it comes to supervision we have to make sure that they are not just running

into a wall or just not even moving. Then, security is going to be one of the biggest problems

because humans are going to try and steal robots.