The Impact of Technology, Labor, and Automation on Society

This essay explores the dynamic interplay between technology, labor, and automation in the contemporary world. It examines the transformative effects of technological advancements, including communication devices, robotics, and automation systems, on various sectors such as business, education, and industry. The essay delves into the changing nature of work, the shift from manual labor to automated processes, and the societal implications of these changes. It discusses the benefits of automation, such as increased productivity and efficiency, while also addressing the potential negative consequences, including job displacement and the erosion of human skills. The essay emphasizes the need for a balanced approach that integrates technology with societal needs, highlighting the importance of human oversight and ethical considerations in the development and implementation of automated systems. The essay further analyzes the impact of digitalization on various industries, the need for skilled labor in modern workplaces, and the importance of organizational models that promote efficiency and flexibility. The essay concludes by emphasizing the need for a thoughtful approach to technology adoption, ensuring that it serves humanity rather than the other way around, and underscores the importance of considering the ethical and societal implications of automation.

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Technology, labor, and automation
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Technology, labor, and automation
Technology is changing in this digital world. The way people are dependent on the
latest gadgets, the best, and the fastest computers. Technology has benefits that are tangible
and intangible to people (Elm, 2013). The importance of technology in a business
environment, educational systems and industrial operations is efficiency. We see technology
all around us; we are part of this process of letting machines and robots control our daily
activities with ease. Example of current technological advancement includes communication
tabs, laptops, I phones, and robotics.
Labor can be, physically, mentally and product types that are currently in work and
employment. The companies and manufacturing factories that produce products and services
for consumers have changed. It supplies workforce and services to turn materials into
finished products. Likely, workers or the laborers get wages and salaries for their
performance and tasks done over a period. To meet consumer's demand, the employer has to
use the labor, land, entrepreneurship, and capital as factors in production to accomplish
his/her expectations and objectives.
Automation systems have changed industries and equipment operations such as
processes in factories, machinery, aircraft, and networks. The advantage of having
automation is to increase productivity, and more efficient use of raw materials (Jacobs
&Yudken, 2004). Nowadays, the accomplishment of tasks and responsibilities is what
automation is all about, the way systems of technology and manufacturing operates. Safety
and production is the main focus that automation assists in business to increase profitability.
Automation and technology affect the society in a meaningful way, whereby people
are controlled and manipulated in doing their tasks and activities. Technology gives us the
chance to finish our deadlines on time, the contract at ease and responsibilities without

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question. The world is depending on the automated systems that make us lazy and relaxed.
Unfortunately, a society which allows the workforce to replace by machines is doomed to
have failures in their governance, family ties, and social circles. Labor as a force to develop
and assist in the manufacturing or raw materials to finished products and service has to be
implemented by people, not robots. Automated systems are affecting the youth generation by
confusing them of their responsibilities given to them. Critical evaluation and research show
that in the next two decades, the universe would overturn by robots and automated systems.
The prediction of journalist Nick Carr that we will regret allowing machinery to misuse us.
Understanding technological trends in nations, there has to be interactions and
coexistence between society and robotics. To describe the below diagram on how Canada has
been affected by technology and automation. The danger of industrialization is real and
affects nations.
The world is growing, and we have to embrace the changing situations that come with
it. The annotation of the above shows the capabilities of robotics to interact with humans.
Workers lose jobs to robots, and there have been a lot of resistance and worked strikes that

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act the business. Tensions avoided, there has been a way to integrate automation and robotics
in pit lives. Hence, the employer has to create a system that has good governance and ways to
take care of their employees.
Currently, the workplace is changing over time and characterized in various ways.
Digitalization cans effects industries negatively or positively thus the supply and demand will
be less. Due to the changing nature of the occupation sector, is affected by digitizing
operations and tasks (Noble, 2017). Accepted strategies will create a diversity of industrial
activities will increase workload efficiency. Some of the traits that Nick Carr talked about
workplaces taken over technology includes the use of computers to improve efficiency in
dealing with paperwork and making work more accessible.
Simplicity is s common feature that works place have to allow workers to have an
easier time to do tasks. Digital operations need knowledge that skilled labor to apply such in
the modernized workplace. Organizational models that are easier to understand will help the
firm be competitive. Most firms are upgrading to have a better workforce, and enhance
productivity in the business. Managers need to strategize techniques to promote work
efficiency (Dorf, 2016).
Work flexibility is another concept that enhances mobility in the digitalized
workplace. This character is usually adopted to eradicate cubicles and traditional workplace.
This feature is useful to ensure technology progresses in a controlled fashion. Networking is
a quality that workplace with digital experience enables employees to interact socially with
promotes good relations.
Findability and interconnectivity which uncovers contents by use of metadata and
management systems to identify content, and the automatic display of relevant materials you
need. The level of management information is essential in any business forum, which most
companies are shifting to increase profitability in their production. Multifaceted

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communication is the format that workplace usually uses. Teamwork and unity are enhanced
at work that will make tasks more workable and to be solved effectively. Lynch as a unified
communication allows digital solution and saves time.
According to Nick Carr, choosing technology over people seems giving power to
automation. The way the world depends on the technologies created by software developers,
it will allow people to select smartphones over family time and interaction (Bock, 2015). The
freedom we give automation to do our daily activities and control our thoughts by predicting
every word we use is dangerous in this digitalized world. He stated in an interview, "... the
automaton was for production, but we have allowed it to perform our life experiences..."
Giving technology a higher hand in defining our existence and solving our every problem is a
gateway to robotic slavery. Choosing between society and technology should not arise since
we are markers and we should be in charge of the technology we bring.
The importance of robots in the digital era is slowly being a universal fact, fact, where
its seen as a digital personal assistant system 'Emily' that is installed in smartphones and
iPhone to help users reply texts, predict the outcome of the day, call contacts list and estimate
feelings and emotion probability. People are using this system to interact and socialize with
peers and also at workplaces. It has enhanced networking and pleasant communication
environment, but Nick Carr sees this app as a form of disruption to the useful communicative
ways families use with members, employer talking to workers. But technology has made
users depends on gadgets and systems to live; users are praising robotics on how it has
ensured security, work performance, and diversity among peoples of different backgrounds.
Eventually, the world would replace by simple and cheaper systems and machines
that would be equal to employees (Canalichio, 2018). Unemployment will become an issue
due to the division of work and the categorizing of tasks and responsibilities to robots. In the
interview, Nick says that people in the USA will lose their jobs because of automatic

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systems. To explain the ratio of robots to humans should be insignificant to avoid to be
overrun by automation. Nick insisted that society is at risk regarding skills and brains when
we allow technology to affect the labor force and our daily tasks. The number of robotics
now is low compared to people but in due time machines will rule us and control humans.
As humans, we are a risk of using automated out of existence just because we are
trading the most important qualities of life for machines and robots (Ford, 2015). We are
giving too much way for automation in families’ settings, industries and at workplaces. 48%
of Americans are at risk of losing their livelihood as discussed in the interview about Emily
where most risk is on title examiners compared to reconciliation therapists. Technology will
erase family values, and we as humans will be defenseless from automation.
The ‘Machine Breaking Movement,' where the British army had to fight resistance
which saw the introduction of machines in factories as a threat. Loss of jobs by then due to
devices created a group of radicals to attack factories and destroying machinery. The first
sign that saw technology and automation were eradicating social skills and talents from
people. It has robbed society of the chance to experience physical workforce over decades.
History is repeating itself currently, as we see the world evolved in a technological era.
Computers replace the labor; brains have allowed the use of robots and skills rejected for
science. The society has accepted automation into their lives, and it will result in worse
impacts compared to the high death occurred in the movement (Aydalot, 2018).
In conclusion, technology, labor, and automation are all linked to society and how
they each are affected by the changing business world (Elder, 2014). Humanity should not be
slaves to technology; it has to help us in doing tasks but not to be dependent. The human
resources and how workers perform duties and responsibilities have to be appreciated by
Management. A proper organizational structure was essential to avoid resist and redundancy.
Employment is a source of fulfillment that humans crave to have a purpose in life. Robotics

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has its benefits and demerits to humans, and we should be careful while allowing such
advanced systems near our families and our friends.

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