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THANK YOU :)

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With that said we would like to end our discussion.

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well that was a heated up discussion by our group members. well from this discussion we would like to conclude that technology growth might be an advantage or disadvantage  based on personal opinions. As WAN WEI and CHUN JING agrees that it is an advantage. Myself and SOPHIA are saying it is an disadvantage.

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we created them , but they are going to control us

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well Miss Wan Wei financial management skills have been deteriorating, as technology use has been spreading wide. how many of us using apps in our smart phone to keep up cash flow. yes isn't that over reliance. it might convenient now but one day when we won't even realize we are living in a world controlled by technology

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sorry for being anonymous for a while there

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well are you sure that the relationship between employment and robotics are not intertwined. well if we notice the number of graduates without employment has increased over the years so does the technology usage has increased over the years. where all the farmers nowadays, even rice are being manufactured by machines. well the future of human eating pills as daily meals are not faraway.

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miss WAN WEI well said that they have became a part and parcel of life. that is the problem i am talking about we can"t imagine a life without them anymore. it has taken the place of air in our lives. this is said as over reliance.

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I don't agree with the point that the online payment and debit card blinded us from actually focusing on the cash flow and our expenses. We cannot accuse that an individual's money management skill will be affected by the useful technologies.  Individuals with poor money management skill do not use their money wisely no matter what methods they use for their transactions.

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There are a wide variety of reliable studies indicating that the industrial robots have been a substantial driver of labor productivity and economic growth. If robots are a substitute for human workers, then one would expect the countries with higher investment rates in automation to have experienced greater employment loss in their manufacturing sectors. However, based on the previous studies, there is no visible relationship between the use of robots and the change in manufacturing employment.

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Miss Yashena, you got your point but all of us can't deny that robotic automation has become part and parcel of our lives that has brought a host of conveniences to us. I couldn't imagine the lives without these innovations such as ATM and smart phones.

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Let me ask the members of discussion this question " how many of us can survive a day normally without any obstacle if we don't have our smartphone?"

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living skills are being diminished because of technology.... one way or the other it is causing our self destruction

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how many percentage of youngsters nowadays do you think have debts to bank and also to credit cards company ...... It clearly shows that they have been facing problems in financial management

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well said Chun Jing and Wan Wei that we are actually paying using online and it make us feel safe to not carry around our cash. But hasn't these online payment and debit card blinded us from actually focusing on the cash flow and our expenses.

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Let's imagine that one day we don't have these ATM suddenly, don't you think everything will a chaos at that time.

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well yes miss Wan Wei the ATM's didn't reduce our bank industry, but it has affected our skills in dealing with crisis of financial situation. How many of us nowadays are actually willing to go the counter to withdraw and deposit some cash... because we are afraid of the procedures, we even dislike talking to the staff's. Please correct If I am wrong.

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well for me I am not ready to face this war between mankind and man made.........It might sound like we can fight it because we created it........ Is everything created in this world is within our control.

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but now we are sacred that one day these machines and robots will overtake us... What are we going to do when these times come. How are we going to face it?

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i do agree that we really found it to be helpful a few years back where these machines took our works.... we just thought that's how far they will come.

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can't argue with sophia whose saying that it actually reduced the job scope for people because automated machine are doing the works nowadays.

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yeah.... is technology a curse or gift another interesting discussion going on here today. well in my point of view it a curse.

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I see your point, Sophia, but the increasing reliance on the robotic automation does not necessarily provide fewer jobs to the nation. Robots aren’t necessarily taking jobs away from humans, at least in terms of volume, and it’s actually very difficult to track this statistic. This is because when a job function is automated, it often creates a new, different job for the human to do. According to MIT professor Daron Acemoglu,the robotics automation does not reduce the employment opportunity provided to the society by using the example of ATMs. ATMs took over the job of a teller, but the banking industry has not reported a significant change to the amount of people it employs as a result of the invention. Thus, it is unfair to state that the increasing reliance on robotics will increase unployment in the country as it still provides employment opportunities in different professions to the nation.

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I agree with Chun Jing that increasing reliance on robotics is necessary in order to keep us up-to-date in the world. It is undeniable to say that robotics automation brings convenience and improve the quality of our life. A very good example for this is the Touch 'n Go systems and SmartTAG which is used by Malaysian toll expressway and highway operators as the sole electronic payment system(EPS).The introduction of the automation payment system have eased the queue congestion at toll plazas which previously was operated by the workers.There are a vast variety of evidences proving that the robotics automation can render benefits to our society as the automated machine is able to provide high productivity through efficiency 24/7.

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That is a good perspective. Will Smith — 'Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.' Fear linked to increased automation can be overcome if and only if the people are willing to understand the concept and mechanism behind them. When they really understand the concept, they may think that it will be a useful tools in life. For example, smartphones. In the 2000s, the smartphones are not really acceptable in the commoners and it is only available for the rich. Despite that, what we can see now is everyone including the children have the smartphones on them 24/7. Therefore, our increasing reliance on robotics is necessary in order to keep up-to-date in the world.

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Yes, robotics do make some things much easier and comfortable, but we have to prioritize the well being of the people. What is good if the manufactures and job results are more reliable, accurate and even lead to increment in the economics of the country if the people of the country is left behind and left with fear to the change? They would feel lost as if they can no longer control their own lives. Is it not that the well being of the people of the country is much more important?

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What more, fear linked to increased automation is greatly linked. Most people might not support the idea of robotics take-over. Therefore how are the government planning to overcome this?

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I agreed on your point of view. Even so, I think that our increasing reliance on robotics is a good thing. This is because nowadays, in this modern world, everything depends on the electronics and robotics. What you are using now including laptops and smartphones are being produced by robotics automation. Robotics automation can mass produce any products whereas humans can only make a few ones at one time. Humans does not have the reliability, accuracy and speed of robotics automation. Sometimes, human makes mistakes while robotics rarely make them.

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The new generation of robots are really different from the previous ones, it will require new skills to be operated, and that kind of required skills are still largely lacking. Unless the country can be developed enough to introduce new professional opportunities and ensure that even the lowest educated people in the country is able to suppress this new change then this evolution is possible.

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Yes, I agreed you on that point. However, new technology will yield new types of jobs, similar to the introduction of the personal computer in the 1980s which led to technology support work, and online business. Therefore, I think that with the replacement of humans by robotics automation in some of the industries, we may be able to open new types of jobs which require specialized and educated people on information technology.

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Yes, but these are the labor jobs, jobs that do not require interactions with living things and are repetitive, jobs in the laboratories and factories. Therefore these are some of the jobs that are the living sources of some lower educated and poor people. Unless the governments of each country in the whole world can unsure that these people can be educated enough to withhold other jobs, then reliance on robotics might not bring that much cons.

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Well, what you said might be true, but with the existence of robotics automation in a company or a factory, we can actually reduce the cost of the product made as the automation can be repeatedly used and the employers may not need to give too much attention on them.

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Thus, I think that our increasing reliance on robotics is a good thing

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Based on the news about the robotic automation, I agreed that many workers will lose their jobs and will be replaced by robotic automation. This is due to the fact that robotic automation has a higher efficiency and accuracy compared to humans.

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I cannot disagree to that but this scenario may only be seen in developed countries. Increasing reliance on robotics is not necessary a good thing because this may increase unemployment in the country and increase laziness in human.