This
document is the cover of a magazine called The Economist- it was published in
April 2014
There is a
drawing, an illustration. The headline is: the rise of the robots.
So we can
imagine that the articles deal with the growing role played by robots in every
aspect of our lives.
On the
picture, there is a huge robot that looks like a human. He is holding a little
boy by the hand. On the left, a smaller robot is helping an elderly woman to
eat (is feeding an elderly woman). In the sky, a drone is delivering a parcel
(a package) for Amazon. A bigger robot is lifting a very heavy object. In the
background we can see a very modern city with lots of tall buildings. It looks
like a very prosperous city. It shows us what our life could look like in the
near future.
On the one
hand, robots can have a positive impact on our lives/ they can play a positive
role in our lives : they take care of elderly people or young children. With
them, they are safe. They become care-givers.
Thanks to
them, people have more free time, they don’t have to carry out hard, difficult
or dangerous tasks.
On the
other hand, they have a negative impact: they steal our jobs; because of them,
people lose their jobs, they become unemployed. It will lead to massive
unemployment.
It is irresponsible
to let a robot take care of a child. Our society could become dehumanized.
Human relationships will be limited.
We can also
imagine that one day, these robots will turn against us, they will take control
of humanity. Humanity will be an endangered species.
ROBOTS ARE
A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
THEY CAN BE
A BLESSING OR A CURSE
THEY HAVE
ADVANTAGES BUT ALSO DRAWBACKS
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