Major breakthroughs made in technology now allow the growing application of machinery superseding human workers. Although not flawless, this modern approach is undoubtedly more advantageous.
On the plus side, replacing labor with computerized systems offers a number of obvious benefits. Firstly, this paradigm shift leads to fewer errors owing to the fact that compared with humans machines are infallible. Unaffected by fatigue, stress or illness, devices are fail-safe and can function with more precision. Take an assembly line operating with the use of automated equipment in a factory; unlike workers who may make mistakes and attach the wrong parts because of certain external factors such as exhaustion, assembly machines have been programmed to assemble products with accuracy irrespective of the circumstances. Another feature indicating the superiority of automated systems over conventional workforce is their consistency. In simple terms, they guarantee the same outcome with no discrepancy which is of immense value in mass production.
On the flip side, the dominance of technology-driven tools over human employees has its downside. Contrary to individuals, machines are devoid of any feeling including aspirations. In other words, while people are inspired by their driving ambitions, automatons are deprived of any affective factors. This quality assumes importance when considering sense of accomplishment which in a professional setting could be fulfilled by promotion. Aspiring to be promoted, workers tend to make a tremendous effort so as to excel at the tasks they have been entrusted with. This, however, cannot be claimed for machines.
On balance, what is evident is that despite the shortcomings, machines are better replacements. This is mainly because they are precise and consistent if not ambitious.
Major breakthroughs made in technology
now
allow
the growing application of machinery superseding human workers. Although not flawless, this modern approach is
undoubtedly
more advantageous.
On the plus side, replacing labor with computerized systems offers a number of obvious benefits.
Firstly
, this paradigm shift leads to fewer errors owing to the fact that compared with humans
machines
are infallible. Unaffected by fatigue,
stress
or illness, devices are fail-safe and can function with more precision. Take an assembly line operating with the
use
of automated equipment in a factory; unlike workers who may
make
mistakes and attach the
wrong
parts
because
of certain external factors such as exhaustion, assembly
machines
have
been programmed
to assemble products with accuracy irrespective of the circumstances. Another feature indicating the superiority of automated systems over conventional workforce is their consistency. In simple terms, they guarantee the same outcome with no discrepancy which is of immense value in mass production.
On the flip side, the dominance of technology-driven tools over human employees has its downside. Contrary to individuals,
machines
are devoid of any feeling including aspirations.
In other words
, while
people
are inspired
by their driving ambitions, automatons
are deprived
of any affective factors. This quality assumes importance when considering sense of accomplishment which in a professional setting could
be fulfilled
by promotion. Aspiring to
be promoted
, workers tend to
make
a tremendous effort
so as to
excel at the tasks they have
been entrusted
with. This,
however
, cannot
be claimed
for machines.
On balance, what is evident is that despite the shortcomings,
machines
are better replacements. This is
mainly
because
they are precise and consistent if not ambitious.