Comments on: Replacing Us With WHAT? http://www.fmwalsh.com/2009/07/15/replacing-us-with-what/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:15:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fiona http://www.fmwalsh.com/2009/07/15/replacing-us-with-what/comment-page-1/#comment-101 fiona Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:07:52 +0000 http://www.fmwalsh.com/?p=1181#comment-101 Thanks for your comment Nichole and thoughts on the robot secretary. If the robot secretary was introduced into North America, I think it would put a lot of workers out of a job; whereas in Japan, I think the robot secretary gives skilled secretarial workers opportunities in other work areas they may not have considered in the past. -Katrina Thanks for your comment Nichole and thoughts on the robot secretary. If the robot secretary was introduced into North America, I think it would put a lot of workers out of a job; whereas in Japan, I think the robot secretary gives skilled secretarial workers opportunities in other work areas they may not have considered in the past.
-Katrina

]]> By: Nichole http://www.fmwalsh.com/2009/07/15/replacing-us-with-what/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Nichole Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:27:04 +0000 http://www.fmwalsh.com/?p=1181#comment-100 Right now, with unemployment at the rate that it is, it's hard to give thought to robots replacing humans and the workplace. I want to think that it may be a good idea for roles that don't require human contact especially since there are some many complaints on automated attendants. My main concern, using the instance of a robot secretary, is what happens to the human who has secretarial skills? Is this a chance to provide other opportunities for this particular skilled worker? Will providing robots in certain positions push people to be become experts in other areas? Needs more thought. Right now, with unemployment at the rate that it is, it’s hard to give thought to robots replacing humans and the workplace.

I want to think that it may be a good idea for roles that don’t require human contact especially since there are some many complaints on automated attendants.

My main concern, using the instance of a robot secretary, is what happens to the human who has secretarial skills? Is this a chance to provide other opportunities for this particular skilled worker? Will providing robots in certain positions push people to be become experts in other areas?

Needs more thought.

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