Homework
The impact of Artificial Intelligence on jobs. What does the future of employment look like?
Since the development and popularity of AI, there seems to be conversations about Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and what impact it will have on jobs in the future. It's a topic that many people are concerned which may be obvious in which several jobs are now being reviewed as AI taking the place of employees and job creation and sustainability is the name of the game.
Artificial Intelligence is a computer capable of doing anything a human can do from playing chess to making waffles which may be available in the near future and Artificial Narrow which is a weak Intelligence, is a computer capable of what a human can do, but only within narrow bounds e.g. repetitive tasks. This is already present today.
Review the following chart and answer the related questions below.
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Managing Others
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Applying Expertise
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Unpredictable Physical Work
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Predictable Physical Work
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Data Collection
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Data Processing
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Food Service
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Manufacturing
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Agriculture
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Transportation
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Retail/Trade
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Utilities
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Finance/Insurance
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Arts/Entertainment
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Administrative
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Health Care/Social Assistance
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Professional
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Management
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Educational Services
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i. Based on the chart above, research the professions listed in bold. Then, complete the chart with the percentages of their being automated or not. Discuss your findings in detail.
ii. Consider the fact that the professions in the chart above will not be replaced, discuss and/or explain why these professions will not be replaced.
iii. How do expert systems relate to artificial intelligence? NOTE: Expert systems for this assignment are defined as: "A program that gives answers, solutions, or diagnoses, based on available information, by following procedures that attempt to duplicate the thought processes and apply the knowledge of an expert in some particular field" (dictionary.com).
iv. What are the recent developments in A.I.?
v. Build a sample flowchart of how the programming would work for an Expert System by using basic information such as: Greetings, Jokes, News Updates, Games, Weather, Business usage. In addition to a default for "I don't know".
vi. How would you control your device (voice/text or both)?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.