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Recently we’ve seen a substantial rise in alarmist articles about “robots and AI taking over”, and how minimum wage increases will lead us all to lose our jobs because everything will soon be automated.
Clearly, this isn’t entirely true.
In many workplaces that use automated systems, the employees work alongside the automated technology. It is there simply to take on some processes and clear up time for the human employees to focus on other objectives that can’t be fulfilled automatically.
To clear up some of the fear and confusion surrounding workplace automation, we’re going to discuss what it really is and how it’s being used, as well as the potential uses for it in the future.
One of the biggest worries for people who are uncertain about workplace automation is the notion that eventually everything will be automated and people won’t have the option to work. At this moment in time, this is not something to be concerned about. The human brain is still far more complex and superior to a programmed piece of software, and if that were ever to change and artificial intelligence overtook human intelligence, losing our jobs would be the least of our concerns.
Of course, this is not to say that all jobs are safe. In certain industries such as vehicle manufacturing, we are already seeing less staff members due to automotive robots that are able to perform in a much quicker and more precise manner than human assemblers.
Workplace automation has already been in use in certain industries for a substantial amount of time. As mentioned above, the motor production industry has taken to using robots for vehicle assembly and this has proven very successful. There are many other industries though that have implemented automation on many different scales.
Here are some examples:
As technology advances further, the possibilities for AI and robotics to automate work processes expand rapidly. Some automated technologies could be very far off whilst some are just around the corner. Here are a few examples of how workplace automation could be automated in the future:
If you’re looking to automate some of the processes within your workplace, get in touch with us today and we can discuss your AI project and the ways in which it could help save your business time and money. Feel free to check out our artificial intelligence software development page for more information.