Holmes Institute: AI and Robotics' Effect on Job Performance - Report

This report examines the multifaceted impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics on various professions, focusing on performance management and the future of work. It highlights the increasing efficiency and prospects AI and robotics bring to sectors like aviation, healthcare, and disaster management, while also addressing the resulting challenges to human employment. The report analyzes the specific effects on doctors, construction workers, and teachers, considering factors such as job displacement, the need for human oversight, and the potential for AI to enhance or replace certain tasks. It emphasizes the importance of government policies, skill development programs, and the need for individuals to adapt and co-exist with machines. The report concludes with a call for a balanced approach to integrate AI and robotics into the workforce effectively.

Performance
management
AI and Robotics Affecting Jobs

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
• AI and Robotics is becoming the new
trend in the world.
• It has increased the efficiency,
perfection and prospects of many
professions.
• The aviation, healthcare,
meteorology, astronomy, space
research, disaster management as
well as many labour intensive
sectors have also benefitted from it.
• Many large organizations as well as
some medium ones are now using AI
and Artificially Intelligent Robots to
deliver excellence.

Unemployment due to AI and Robotics
• Use of AI and Robotics have, no doubt
made the jobs easier while it has also
affected human employment.
• For more menial tasks, organizations
are now depending on robots as they
are cheaper in long term, works
tirelessly, faster and accurate (Smith
and Anderson 2014).
• However, they lack moral compass and
empathy that are needed for many
jobs.
• Humans, thus, generally are now
appointed as the director or supervisor
of the robots to keep up balance.

AI, Robots and Effects on Doctors
• The demand of doctors have risen steadily
since 1970s.
• In 2012, there were one doctor for every
281 patients which earlier was 721
patients.
• The job od a doctor is not only
administering drugs, rather it’s basis is
much more humane and needs a moral
approach.
• Thus, robots and AI has not been able to
affect this genre much as these aspects
cannot be imitated by machines, however
intelligent they might be (Bradlow 2015).
• From a futuristic perspective, in the next
sixty years, only some mechanical aspects
of a doctors job can be replaced by Robots.

AI, Robotics and Construction Workers
• 46% of the total workers earlier were
engaged in construction. This changed to
28% by 2000’s ("4102.0 - Australian Social
Trends, 1997", 2006).
• The introduction of machines and Robotics
replaced the human labour of these jobs.
• This job is more labour intensive and thus
is threatened by AI and Robotics.
• The machines here work without any
recess, wage or complaint. They are
protected from the risks that this job has.
• it is probable that within the next 60
years, all jobs other than supervision and
planning in this sector will be replaced by
robots.

AI, Robots and Teachers
• In Australia, the teacher student ration
was 20.8 in 1970’s which reduced to
16.9 in 2002 (Hugo, G., 2005).
• Number of students have increased with
that the recruitment of teachers (Ainley,
Lamb and Malley 1997).
• Thus, the AI and Robotics have not
impacted this profession much.
• It is estimated that, by the next 40
years, some aspects like smart learning,
visual stimulation might become
popular.
• The teachers would not be replaced as
they not only impart knowledge but
wisdom.

Recommendation
• Government policies that
guidelines the balance
between human and robotic
workforce are necessary.
• Government initiative to
launch programs for special
skills and ability are necessary.
• People should focus more on
skill and expertise rather than
mere menial jobs.
• Should learn to co-exist with
machines and to direct them.

References
4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 1997. (2006). Abs.gov.au.
Hugo, G., 2005. Demographic trends in Australia's academic
workforce. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 27(3),
pp.327-343.
Ainley, J., Lamb, S.P. and Malley, J.I., 1997. Thematic review of the
transition from initial education to working life: Australia. Sydney:
Australian Council for Educational Research.
Smith, A. and Anderson, J., 2014. AI, Robotics, and the Future of
Jobs. Pew Research Center, 6.
Bradlow, H., 2015. The impact of emerging technologies in the
workforce of the future. Australia’s future workforce, pp.38-47.

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