Unit 1 Assignment Problem Analysis

Assignment 1: Problem-Solving & Social Software

1. [20 points] IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM: According to you, what is the problem described in this

story. Clearly in one paragraph [100 words maximum] state the problem as you understand it.

The problems Erik Brynjolfsson is trying to reach out to the audience is as machines take on more jobs, many people find themselves without a job or with a delay in finding a job. What I believe is the problem is that more adequate machines replace humans. We have machines that not only help humans but also replace them. If a machine can deliver 10 times as much, it still replaces 9 people completely, and many jobs literally disappeared with auto machines. Future machine/robots will be advanced enough to replace most manual jobs. Our problem is how do we raise employment at the same time as productivity.

that is the ability to improve human intelligence on a global scale

2.

[20 points] Please write [150 words maximum] in one or two paragraphs indicating if you AGREE
(OR DISAGREE) with the author’s arguments AND WHY. You can make an argument indicating
partial agreement to some of their points as well.

I agree with Erik Brynjolfsson completely at the start of the talk he discusses how technology is delivered at such a low cost often unaccounted and often free.

It is important that we improve human intelligence on a global scale, as machine learning improves. He states that ,“Robots that do factory work or run as fast as a cheetah or leap tall buildings in a single bound. You know, robots are even revolutionizing cat transportation.” This is a great way of showing how fast our technology economy is improving and how quickly it is expanding. Its important that people should stop racing against the machine because its shown statistically how humans are loosing that race. Its important we race with the machines. Another example is when he discusses the conversation with someone about how he doesn't use H&R block anymore, because TurboTax the software does everything that his taxpayer did but cheaper and more accurate for only 39$s. This just shows how Eriks Argument is very strong and how as machines take on more jobs many find themselves without

work.

3. [10 points] CREATIVELY identify alternative ways to solve the problem and write one paragraph
for each one of THREE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS [50 words maximum per solution].

A solution would be schools teaching the next generation to benefit from the next technological wave. Robots still have a hard time communicating. If schools focus on teaching critical thinking and social skills. Its important schools priorities creative and management skills because it's unlikely that robots will learn to be just as creative as humans.

2. Another way is to watch the robots on how they perform and use there knowledge to further advance how we solve the problem. An example would be the Vinci Surgical System. This is a robotic surgical system. The doctor couldn't perform the surgical plan but followed the robots procedure which expanded the doctor to understand the movements into minor indentations.

3. The solution isn't to destroy all the machines but too create an economy that provides jobs with a higher income. Paying teachers more so students realize how much teachers are making which makes them want to become teachers, Because robots will never be able to replace the engagement teachers give.