What job which exists now that will have higher demand in the future? (job and technology)
☆Let’s Think
1.
What kind of tasks are robots
and AI good at?
2.
What are shortcomings of robots
and AI?
3.
A Google search says, “jobs in the
tech, healthcare, and sustainability sectors are expected to see significant
growth”. Think of specific jobs in these sectors.
4.
What other sectors of jobs do
you think will be high in demand?
Notes:
1.
Machines are good at calculation,
repetition, dealing with a huge amount of data, tasks that require accuracy and
speed, working nonstop for long hours, and doing dangerous jobs.
2.
Machines lack flexibility. They
need electricity. They don’t care about life. They can malfunction. They can
also be manipulated by malware.
3.
Google lists of specific occupations
in higher demand in the future:
Specialists of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), data scientists, software
developers, information security analysts, renewable energy specialists, nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, and mental health professionals
4.
Arts and music can be in higher
in demand. Comedy and satire can be more popular than now.
☆Hints for Points
1.
Computer specialists will
always be in demand because it will always be humans that will control and
improve machines.
2.
We need more renewable energy
specialists as climate crisis is in progress. To soften the impact of it or, if
possible, stop it, we need to handle global warming, which is an issue that
requires decisively effective renewable energy.
3.
The global population will keep
increasing for more decades and ailment will increase as pollution increases.
Thus, medical personnel will increase.
4.
Mental health specialists will
be needed more than now because the number of people suffering from mental
health disorder is on the increase. The causes of mental diseases such as
stress and loss of nature will even increase.
5.
Artists will be in higher
demand. AI will never produce real arts because they don’t have human mind. As
the world gets digitized, humans will appreciate arts more than now.
6.
Comedians and satirists will be
precious because machines cannot acquire a sense of humor―even some humans never understand humor. Skills to make humans laugh
will never be copied by machines. Hence, humor and jobs to make people laugh
will be popular more than now.
☆Sample Answer for Ideas and
Expressions
【Supporting Details】No matter how much garbage-collection trucks
are automated, humans to watch the content of the garbage bin must be present
during operation. When something that should not be in a garbage bin such as a baby
that is too frail to cry out loud, a body part, or a dead animal is in there, a
machine may have no problem executing its task because its purpose is to attain
the goal that is programmed in it. Unlike machines, humans can have a hunch for
an anomaly in garbage, and unlike machines, humans have a heart to spot and
deal with life or a remain of life properly.
【Counterargument-treatment】The demand of garbage collection itself will
be undoubtedly high. We cannot live without producing trash and garbage, and
the global population is expected to increase until the mid-2080’s.
【Conclusion】Therefore, garbage collection will be necessary more than ever in
the future, and human monitoring of garbage collection will always be in demand.
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