2. In which location do robots help with online shopping?
3. Which business sector is thought to be at most risk from automation?
4. How will artificial intelligence affect the human workforce?
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If you’re in a job performing tedious tasks, you might think that a robot could do the work instead. As artificial intelligence progresses we might find it replaces us in the workplace altogether.
For now, robotic technology is providing a helping hand for businesses, particularly in manufacturing, assisting humans in performing work more efficiently and sometimes more accurately. For online shopping, for example, robots have become essential in giant warehouses. They sort and move millions of objects of all different shapes and sizes, although humans are still needed to pick and distribute the goods.
The advancement of robotics in the workplace is good for some businesses; the ones who research, develop, build and use them. But there are still tasks that robots can’t yet do, and that’s the challenge for companies such as Automata. Its co-founder told the BBC that his technology will eliminate boring, repetitive jobs that humans don't like and aren't very good at, and also create new ones that are likely to replace them.
It seems inevitable that robots will eventually be able to do more and more of the jobs that are currently performed by humans, so should we be worried by the rise of the machines? Some experts fear hundreds of thousands of jobs could disappear as robots replace human workers. A report by the OECD suggests that 14% of jobs are "at high risk of automation" and 32% of jobs could be "radically transformed", with the manufacturing sector at the highest risk.
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雅思單字表
robot 機器人
artificial intelligence 人工智慧
robotic 像機器人的
a helping hand 幫助，
accurately 準確地
essential 必不可少的
sort 挑揀，分類
distribute 分送
advancement 發展
robotics 機器人技術
research 研究
develop 開發
eliminate 消除
repetitive 重複的
inevitable 不可避免的
automation 自動化
transform徹底改變
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1.This advanced software will eliminate boring, repetitive administrative tasks that employees do not enjoy and are not particularly good at, and also create new positions that are likely to replace them.
這套先進軟體將消除那些員工不喜歡且不太擅長的枯燥重複行政工作，也創造出可能取代這些職位的新工作機會。
2.My fitness coach has told me to eliminate sugary drinks from my daily routine.
健身教練告訴我要從日常生活中戒掉含糖飲料。
3.The new system in the canteen is working very efficiently. I no longer have to queue for a sandwich!
餐廳的新系統運作得非常有效率。我再也不用排隊買三明治了！
4.Because of the advancement in medical research, more and more people with cancer now survive and live a long and healthy life.
由於醫學研究的進步，越來越多癌症患者現在能夠存活下來，並過著長壽且健康的生活。
5.Climate change experts say it is now inevitable that the ice caps will melt and sea levels will rise.
氣候變遷專家表示，冰蓋融化以及海平面上升如今已是不可避免的趨勢。
6.The car industry is cutting its workforce due to automation.
汽車產業因自動化而正在縮減員工人數。