Artificial intelligence and how

robots will perform 39% of

domestic chores by 2033
New Words

 Forecast [ˈfɔrˌkæst] – прогноз;

 Artificial intelligence – штучний інтелект;
 Counterpart [ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt] – відповідник;
 Assistive [əˈsɪstɪv] – допоміжний;
 Disproportionate [ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt] – непропорційний;
 Burden [ˈbɜrdən] – тягар;
Robot Housekeepers

 Within a decade, around 39% of the time spent on housework and caring for loved ones could be automated,
experts say.
 Robots "for domestic household tasks", such as robot vacuum cleaners "have become the most widely
produced and sold robots in the world" the researchers observed.
 The team asked 29 AI experts from the UK and 36 AI experts from Japan for their forecasts on robots in the
home.
 Researchers found that male UK experts tended to be more optimistic about domestic automation compared
with their female counterparts, a situation reversed in Japan.

*AI - Artificial intelligence

Robot Housekeepers

 "It's difficult and expensive to make a robot that can do multiple or general tasks. Instead, it's easier and
more useful to create assistive technology that helps us rather than replaces us," Dr. Kate Devlin said.
 The research suggests domestic automation could free up a lot of time spent on unpaid domestic work.
 The disproportionate burden of household work on women has a negative affect on women's earnings,
savings and pensions. Increasing automation could therefore result in greater gender equality, the researchers
say.