https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67493285
# Summary
- AI assistants, such as the new Robo Work-40, are designed to be productive:
- responding to emails after speech recognition from the owners.
- responding to personal needs via speech recognition.
- managing multiple communication platforms.
- Assistants are crucial for high-position jobs; help stay efficient and time-smart with all tasks.
- Some AI tech platforms
- in the form of a watch:
- digital assistant software that provides you with all the details you need throughout the day via watch or app
- in the form of a robot:
- physical assistant
- material/physical
- can be dressed up as a human or robot
- ClickUp AI
- an app that reminds people what they need to do.
- in the form of a watch:
- Raises privacy concerns → may leak email info, camera and microphone issues, advanced speech tech allows impersonation.
- Appropriate for some jobs, not for others
# Conclusion
A. The most affected people are virtual AI companies because, after the 2023 leak scandal from NewTech36, the beta version failed → causing AI companies to face serious reputation damage. The indirectly affected people are chief executives and the company the assistant works for; the assistant’s presence virtual or in-person and various aspects about them have a deep correlation with work quality.
B. This event is important because it shows how AI is predominantly occupying some jobs and workforces and shows us the downsides/upsides of dehumanized technology. Furthermore, AI is shown to produce lower work quality because AIs cannot as effectively finish and complete major tasks involving human senses and feelings, but only small, minor jobs.
C. Shows us the downside/upside, benefits/backfiring points of AI tech-dependent assistants and human assistants, to what extent can they achieve, and how one is not completely unfavorable and has a clear justification for different workforces.