Better Than Human Analysis
The Future of Robots
A few years ago, I volunteered at a physical therapy clinic and got to experience what it would be like to treat patients who were a variety of ages. When the therapists would do exercises and treatments, I noticed they spoke to the patient about how they were feeling in the moment and how they felt once they left the clinic. It was always clearly seen how engaged and talkative they were to their patients. Each time a patient developed new symptoms or a symptom disappeared the therapists would respond and modified each task given. It’s the human aspect that aids physical therapy. In “Better Than Human” by Kevin Kelly it say jobs like physical therapy can only be done right by humans in the world today and in the future where robots will soon be doing everything.
The Kevin Kelly article “Better Than Human” explains that people should not be reluctant or scared that robots will soon be the norm. Robots are being made to work together with humans to improve the …show more content…
In Kelly’s article he explains, “70 percent of today’s occupations will likewise be replaced by automation.” We are in a generation that is always after more, so he is saying that like years ago we evolved with machines, we will soon evolve even more with robots. On the other hand, there is an argument that even though robots are going to be better by helping us, they are still taking jobs away. It is a logical statement, but by the end of some jobs, new ones will be created.
Going back to the story I had about my experience with volunteering at a physical therapy clinic, the personal experience is what makes that job so special. Jobs where personal interaction and showing hospitality, because those are human qualities that robots can not take away. This means we will be moving away from the standard of
A few years ago, I volunteered at a physical therapy clinic and got to experience what it would be like to treat patients who were a variety of ages. When the therapists would do exercises and treatments, I noticed they spoke to the patient about how they were feeling in the moment and how they felt once they left the clinic. It was always clearly seen how engaged and talkative they were to their patients. Each time a patient developed new symptoms or a symptom disappeared the therapists would respond and modified each task given. It’s the human aspect that aids physical therapy. In “Better Than Human” by Kevin Kelly it say jobs like physical therapy can only be done right by humans in the world today and in the future where robots will soon be doing everything.
The Kevin Kelly article “Better Than Human” explains that people should not be reluctant or scared that robots will soon be the norm. Robots are being made to work together with humans to improve the …show more content…
In Kelly’s article he explains, “70 percent of today’s occupations will likewise be replaced by automation.” We are in a generation that is always after more, so he is saying that like years ago we evolved with machines, we will soon evolve even more with robots. On the other hand, there is an argument that even though robots are going to be better by helping us, they are still taking jobs away. It is a logical statement, but by the end of some jobs, new ones will be created.
Going back to the story I had about my experience with volunteering at a physical therapy clinic, the personal experience is what makes that job so special. Jobs where personal interaction and showing hospitality, because those are human qualities that robots can not take away. This means we will be moving away from the standard of